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FTW84FA297

1984-07-01 · KILLEEN, Texas, United States · Fatal · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport ILE

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND FOLLOWING A LOW ALT AEROBATIC MANEUVER WHILE PARTICIPATING IN AN AIRSHOW. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE ACFT ENTERED A SNAP ROLL AT ABOUT 800 FT AGL, MADE ONE COMPLETE REVOLUTION IN ABOUT A 20-45 DEG NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE, ENTERED A SECOND SNAP ROLL FOR ABOUT 3/4 REVOLUTION AND IMPACTED THE GROUND. INVESTIGATION DID NOT REVEAL ANY EVIDENCE OF PRE-IMPACT FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION OF THE AIRFRAME OR POWERPLANT. AN AUTOPSY AND TOXICOLOGY STUDY OF THE PLT WERE NEGATIVE. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1984_FTW84FA297.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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