Burgess AIR COMMAND N6292

Summary

On 18 August 2000 at about 23:10 local time, a Burgess AIR COMMAND registered N6292, operated by James V. Aurandt, was involved in an accident near Punta Gorda, Florida, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

18 August 2000 at 23:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Punta Gorda, Florida, United States

Coordinates

26.8905, -82.0507

Aircraft

Burgess AIR COMMAND

Registration

N6292

Category

Unknown

Engines

1

Operator

James V. Aurandt

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA00LA241

1 person died.

The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control while performing aerobatic flight resulting in an in-flight loss of control, inadvertent stall, and subsequent in-flight collision with power lines, fence, and terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's ostentatious display in performing aerobatic flight over a populated residential area.

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The pilot was observed conducting aerobatic flight over a populated residential area. The aircraft was observed to pitch nose up about 90-degrees, bank to the left 90-degrees, went inverted, and collided with power lines, fence and the ground. Examination of the aircraft wreckage revealed no precrash mechanical failure or malfunction.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.