Kecskes DER JAGER D-1X N3727

Summary

On 21 September 1983 at about 16:19 local time, a Kecskes DER JAGER D-1X registered N3727 was involved in an accident near Clearlake Oaks, California, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

21 September 1983 at 16:19

Classification

Accident

Location

Clearlake Oaks, California, United States

Nearest airport

High Valley

Coordinates

39.0507, -122.5494

Aircraft

Kecskes DER JAGER D-1X

Registration

N3727

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX83FA453

1 person died.

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 ACFT COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND WHILE PERFORMING LOW ALT AEROBATICS AT A PRIVATE RANCH STRIP. THIS SHOW HAD BECOME A REGULAR WED MORNING EVENT TO ENTERTAIN GUEST. ACCORDING TO WITNESSES THE ACFT HAD DONE ROLLS LOOPS AND PULL-UPS. AFTER A LOW PASS THE ACFT PULLED UP EXECUTED A HAMMERHEAD OR WING OVER, MADE A LEFT TURN AND DOVE INTO THE GROUND. THE ENGINE WAS DEVELOPING POWER PRIOR TO IMPACT. INVESTIGATION REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OR ANY PRE-IMPACT DISCREPANCIES OF THE ACFT OR ENGINE. THE PLTS AUTOPSY AND TOXICOLOGY REPORTS WERE NEGATIVE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.