Austin S.E. 5A N8040Z

Summary

On 24 July 1982 at about 17:33 local time, a Austin S.E. 5A registered N8040Z, operated by Robert F. Zilinsky, was involved in an accident near Bolingbrook, Illinois, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

24 July 1982 at 17:33

Classification

Accident

Location

Bolingbrook, Illinois, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Austin S.E. 5A

Registration

N8040Z

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Robert F. Zilinsky

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Bolingbrook → Bolingbrook

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI82DA270

1 person was seriously injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOTS OF AN AUSTIN S.E. 5A AND A FOLKER (BOTH WW I REPLICA AIRCRAFT) AGREED TO MAKE A PHOTO FLY-BY. THE PILOT OF THE AUSTIN TOOK OFF AS NUMBER ONE, BUT INSTEAD OF REMAINING IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN, HE TURNED OUT OF THE PATTERN. THE FOLKER PILOT FOLLOWED IN TRAIL. REPORTEDLY, THE TWO AIRCRAFT ENTERED A DOG FIGHT TYPE OF PATTERN WHICH INVOLVED TURNS, DIVES AND CLIMBS. WHILE MANEUVERING, THE AUSTIN WAS OBSERVED TO MAKE A TURN OF ALMOST 180 DEGREES WHILE AT AN ALTITUDE OF ABOUT 200 TO 300 FT. THE PLANE THEN ROLLED LEVEL AND THE NOSE PITCHED DOWN ABOUT 45 DEGREES. SHORTLY AFTER THAT, THE PLANE IMPACTED THE GROUND.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.