NTSB CAROL · Event
Event LAX91FA270
Registry · N45GD
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
BRITISH AEROSPACE BAE 125 SERIES 800A
Year of manufacture
1989 · 2 years old at event
Engine
GARRETT TFE731 SERIES
Seats / Engines
14 seats · 2 engines
Last airworthiness date
20180308
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A5705D
Registrant of record
PACIFIC RIM MANAGEMENT LLC
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Probable cause & findings
THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ATTAIN AN ALTITUDE TO PERMIT THE AIRCRAFT TO COMPLETE THE AEROBATIC MANEUVER.
Factual narrative
THREE BEECH T-34A AIRCRAFT WERE IN A TRAIL FORMATION AS THEY ENTERED A LEFT AILERON ROLL, AT AN ALTITUDE OF 300 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND, DURING AN AIR SHOW. THE THIRD AIRCRAFT IN THE FORMATION WAS LOWER THAN THE TWO LEAD AIRCRAFT AS THEY ENTERED THE ROLL. THE LEAD AIRCRAFT COMPLETED THE MANEUVER WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE THIRD AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND AS IT COMPLETED THE ROLL. DEBRIS FROM THE WRECKAGE STRUCK SPECTATORS THAT WERE LOCATED BEHIND THE CROWD LINE. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_1991_LAX91FA270.txt.
Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb.
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