De Havilland DH-100 MK.6 accident near Ontario, OR
On September 23, 2000, a De Havilland DH-100 MK.6 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Ontario, OR. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- September 23, 2000
- Place
- Ontario, OR
- Aircraft
- De Havilland DH-100 MK.6 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 44.079°N, 117.010°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001212X22079
NTSB summary
On September 23, 2000, approximately 1243 mountain daylight time, a de Havilland DH-100 Mk. 6 Vampire (an experimental-category historic military jet of British design), N152RD, collided with terrain during an aerial demonstration at Ontario, Oregon. The airplane was destroyed by impact forces and a post-crash fire, and the commercial pilot, who was the aircraft's sole occupant, was fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions were reported at Ontario at 1253, and no flight plan had been filed for the 14 CFR 91 flight. The NTSB received statements from nine different witnesses to the accident. The majority of witnesses reported that while making a low, climbing pass in a northerly or northeasterly direction, at an estimated altitude of 700 to 3,000 feet above ground level (depending on the witness), the aircraft initiated a steep banked left turn. According to one witness, this turn was at approximately 75 to 80 degrees of bank; another witness reported the pilot stood the aircraft's left wing "vertically to the ground." According to most witnesses, the aircraft then abruptly rolled to the right (one witness reported that it rolled upside down at this point) and entered a spin (two other witnesses reported it entered a series of rolls.) According to the witnesses, the spinning (or rolling) motion continued for about 2 1/2 to 6 turns (depending on the witness) until ground impact. Witness estimates of the aircraft's pitch attitude at ground impact varied from nose-high to 45 degrees nose low. Two witnesses reported they saw vapor trailing from the mid-span portion of th
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during low-altitude maneuvering flight, resulting in an accelerated stall and spin. A factor was the pilot's intentional low-altitude maneuvering flight.
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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.
