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Aircraft Crashes Record Office |
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Bureau d'Archives des Accidents Aéronautiques |
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Aircraft Crashes Record Office |
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Bureau d'Archives des Accidents Aéronautiques |
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Accident description |
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Date & Time |
28AUG2003 at 1651LT |
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Type of Aircraft |
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Operator |
Tom Bishop |
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Registration |
N394R |
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Location |
Vigo Park |
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Flight number |
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Schedule |
Bishop - Dalhart |
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Construction number |
599 |
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Year of manufacture |
1966 |
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Crew on board |
1 |
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Pax on board |
0 |
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Crew fatalities |
0 |
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Pax fatalities |
0 |
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Other fatalities |
0 |
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Total fatalities |
0 |
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Circumstances |
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At 12,500 feet, the pilot experienced clear air turbulence and decided to reduce the throttle to idle to initiate a descent. The aircraft suddenly pitched nose down in a near vertical attitude. The pilot then accidentally placed the throttle into a reverse pitch rate, and was unable to bring the power back up. So he jumped out with its parachute and the aircraft crashed. The pilot was uninjured. |