Aero Vodochody Aero. Works L-29 accident near Tillamook, OR
On October 11, 1996, an Aero Vodochody Aero. Works L-29 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Tillamook, OR. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- October 11, 1996
- Place
- Tillamook, OR
- Aircraft
- Aero Vodochody Aero. Works L-29 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 45.460°N, 123.711°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001208X06977
NTSB summary
On October 11, 1996, approximately 1617 Pacific daylight time, an Aero Vodochody L-29 Delfin, N7150A, registered to the Erickson Group Ltd. of Beaverton, Oregon, collided with terrain following a loss of control while maneuvering at low altitude in the vicinity of Tillamook Airport, Tillamook, Oregon. The commercial pilot and a passenger were fatally injured, and the experimental-category airplane, a Czechoslovakian-manufactured two-seat military jet trainer retrofitted with a Pratt & Whitney J60-5 engine, was destroyed. The 14 CFR 91 flight was planned as a local flight out of Tillamook. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan had been filed. A representative of the operator stated that the passenger was a photojournalist for an aviation publication and that the flight was being conducted as a photographic mission for the passenger. At the time of the accident, the aircraft was maneuvering into position to photograph an F4F Wildcat aircraft. Witnesses reported that the aircraft took off and maneuvered to overtake the Wildcat. They stated that as the L-29 crossed behind the F4F's flight path, it initiated a roll to the right, rolling approximately 1 1/4 turns, and that the L-29's nose then pitched up, then dropped to an extremely nose-low position, and that the aircraft subsequently impacted the ground in a near level attitude with a steep flight path angle. The witnesses reported that the sequence took place at an estimated airspeed between 120 and 150 knots and about 500 feet above ground level. The witnesses also reported that the two aircraft did n
Probable cause
failure of the pilot to maintain control of the aircraft, while maneuvering behind an F4F aircraft. The lack of altitude for a recovery was a related factor.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
