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NtsB report for this one's crash

Posted by John H on Thu Nov 13, 2003 07:26:58 PM

In reply top F4U-5N Corsair, BuNo.122179 restoration posted by Rob Mears on Wed Nov 12, 2003 03:19:54 PM

Peter Garrison of Flying is right....sometimes you have to wonder what the NTSB is thinking. Of course he had to excessively dive the airplane, or otherwise die from hitting the power lines!!!!

JH

SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A POWER LOSS.THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND IN AN AREA OF NEW RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION AND WAS FORCED TO DIVE UNDER POWER LINES, THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A NOSE LOW ATTITUDE AND SLID TO A STOP IN LESS THAN 75 FT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY A POST CRASH FIRE.


The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident as follows:

REASON FOR OCCURRENCE UNDETERMINED
DESCENT..EXCESSIVE..PILOT IN COMMAND

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