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Aircraft:
North American F-86E Sabre
- Reg: N3842J photos
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Serial #:
1480
- Airline: Private
- Photo Date: Apr 04, 1992
- Uploaded: Jan 30, 2021
- Space Coast Regional - KTIX, USA - Florida
Notes:
An unfortunate story behind this aircraft, crashing a year later. A routine involving an f-86 and a Mig-15 had been scheduled for the airshow at Santa Ana in 1993. When the MiG-15 pilot was unable to participate, the f-86 pilot elected to conduct a solo aerobatic routine that had not been practiced for the show. after takeoff, he began a loop with an aileron roll at the top of the maneuver. during descent from the top of the loop, the airplane developed a high rate of descent and contacted the runway in a near nose and wing level attitude. the pilot was not wearing a 'g' suit, and the calculated 'g's' sustained during the pull-out (before impact) were 6.4 g's. no spectators were injured. cause: the pilot's inadequate planning/decision concerning performance of an aerobatic maneuver, and his failure to maintain adequate altitude/clearance above the runway during recovery from the maneuver. A factor related to the accident was: the pilot's lower tolerance to 'g's' (physiological condition) by not wearing a 'g' suit (miscellaneous equipment).
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An unfortunate story behind this aircraft, crashing a year later. A routine involving an f-86 and a Mig-15 had been scheduled for the airshow at Santa Ana in 1993. When the MiG-15 pilot was unable to participate, the f-86 pilot elected to conduct a solo aerobatic routine that had not been practiced for the show. after takeoff, he began a loop with an aileron roll at the top of the maneuver. during descent from the top of the loop, the airplane developed a high rate of descent and contacted the runway in a near nose and wing level attitude. the pilot was not wearing a 'g' suit, and the calculated 'g's' sustained during the pull-out (before impact) were 6.4 g's. no spectators were injured. cause: the pilot's inadequate planning/decision concerning performance of an aerobatic maneuver, and his failure to maintain adequate altitude/clearance above the runway during recovery from the maneuver. A factor related to the accident was: the pilot's lower tolerance to 'g's' (physiological condition) by not wearing a 'g' suit (miscellaneous equipment).Camera
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- Reg: N3842J photos
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Aircraft:
North American F-86E Sabre
- Airline: Private
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Serial #:
1480
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Space Coast Regional - KTIX
- USA - Florida
