Kate 301 N3239G
25 June 1983 · Nas Kingsville, Texas, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 25 June 1983 at about 19:30 local time, a Kate 301 registered N3239G was involved in an accident near Nas Kingsville, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Nas Kingsville, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Nas Kingsville (NQI)
- Coordinates
- 27.4991, -97.8602
- Aircraft
- Kate 301
- Registration
- N3239G
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW83LA295
People
2 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Probable cause
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 HOME BUILT ACFT WAS BUILT FROM PARTS OF A NORTH AMERICAN SNJ-4 & BT-13. IT WAS MADE TO RESEMBLE A WW-II JAPANESE KATE BOMBER & WAS BEING USED IN A CONFEDERATE AIR FORCE SHOW TO SMIULATE LOW LEVEL BOMBING RUNS. BETWEEN PASSES, THE PLT MADE 90-270 DEG TURNS, SIMILAR TO CROP DUSTER TURNS. ACCORDING TO THE PLT, HE 'PULLED TOO HARD IN THE TURN ON A HOT DAY', ENTERED A HIGH SPEED STALL & CRASHED. HE REPORTED THE TEMP WAS 96 DEG.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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