Accident · 1998-03-08

NTSB case FTW98FA145 · DUCI'S VANS RV-3 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1998-03-08
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Fatal injury
Aircraft: DUCI'S VANS RV-3 (N99HV)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

in-flight failure of the right wing spar (for an undetermined reason) as the pilot was performing aerobatic flight. The airplane's excessive gross weight (for aerobatics) was a related factor.

Source: NTSB case FTW98FA145

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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