Date & Time

28 August 2003 at 1651LT

Crew on board

1

Type of Aircraft

Pax on board

0

Company name

Tom Bishop

Crew fatalities

0

Registration

N394R

Pax fatalities

0

Location

Vigo Park, Texas

Schedule

Bishop - Dalhart, Texas

Total fatalities

0

Construction number

Year of manufacture

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.