NTSB CAROL · Event
Event LAX90DUQ02
Registry · N1CW
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
PILATUS AIRCRAFT LTD PC-12/47E
Year of manufacture
2017
Engine
P&W CANADA PT6A-67P (1272 hp)
Seats / Engines
11 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
20170510
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A00049
Registrant of record
AIRCW LLC
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Probable cause & findings
THE PILOTS FAILURE TO CORRECT A DESCENT DURING A LOW LEVEL AEROBACTICS.
Factual narrative
WITNESSES REPORTED THE AIRCRAFT HAD MADE SEVERAL LOW PASSES OVER THE RUNWAY WHILE PERFORMING LOW LEVEL AEROBATICS FOR FILMING PURPOSES. ON THE LAST PASS THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A SLOW ROLL. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT REACHED THE INVERTED POSITION IT HESITATED AND THEN DESCENDED INVERTED INTO THE GROUND. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_1990_LAX90DUQ02.txt.
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