Busby CELEBRITY N2828
23 August 1993 · Perry, Oklahoma, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 23 August 1993 at about 23:25 local time, a Busby CELEBRITY registered N2828 was involved in an accident near Perry, Oklahoma, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 23:25
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Perry, Oklahoma, United States
- Coordinates
- 36.2791, -97.2997
- Aircraft
- Busby CELEBRITY
- Registration
- N2828
- 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
- FTW93FA244
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED DUE TO ALCOHOL IMPAIRMENT. A FACTOR WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT PERFORMING AEROBATICS AT A ALTITUDE INADEQUATE TO RECOVER FROM A STALL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
A PILOT WITNESS OBSERVED THE HOMEBUILT AIRPLANE PERFORMING LOW LEVEL UNCOORDINATED AEROBATICS 100-500 FT AGL. THE AIRPLANE MADE SEVERAL LOW PASSES IN THE VICINITY OF A PRIVATE AIRPORT BEFORE A LOSS OF CONTROL WAS OBSERVED AND THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED THE GROUND. IT WAS LAST OBSERVED ENTERING A STEEP RIGHT BANK FOLLOWED BY THE NOSE DROPPING BELOW THE HORIZON. THE PILOT'S TOXICOLOGY REPORT REVEALED 0.11% ETHYL ALCOHOL IN THE BLOOD.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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