Manning Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Jefferson, Texas 75657
Sunday, February 7, 1993 16:00 CST

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

AFTER TAKEOFF THE PILOT REMAINED IN LEFT TRAFFIC AND EXECUTED A HIGH SPEED LOW PASS AT APPROXIMATELY 10 FEET ABOVE THE RUNWAY. AS THE AIRPLANE APPROACHED THE CENTER OF THE AIRPORT, A SHARP PULL UP TO APPROXIMATELY 250 FEET WAS OBSERVED AS THE AIRPLANE EXECUTED A RAPID ROLL TO THE RIGHT. POWER WAS HEARD BEING ADDED AS THE NOSE PITCHED DOWN NEAR THE COMPLETION OF THE ROLL. THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED IN A WOODED AREA ADJACENT TO THE AIRPORT IN A LEFT WING LOW ATTITUDE. ACCORDING TO FRIENDS, THE PILOT FLEW NORTH AMERICAN P51S DURING WORLD WAR II AND OCCASIONALLY FLEW AEROBATIC EXHIBITIONS AT AIRSHOWS

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

INADVERTENT STALL. A FACTOR WAS THE PILOT'S PERFORMANCE OF AEROBATICS AT LOW ALTITUDE

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 2/7/1993
Event Day of the Week Sunday
Time of Event 1600
Event Time Zone Central Standard Time
Event City JEFFERSON
Event State TEXAS
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 75657
Event Date Year 1993
Event Date Month 2
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude
Event Location Longitude
Event Location Airport MANNING AIRPORT
Event Location Nearest Airport ID 6F7
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles --
Degrees magnetic from airport 150
Airport Elevation 320
Weather Briefing Completeness Unknown
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1630 Central Standard Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 210
Weather Observation Facility ID GGG
Elevation of weather observation facility 365
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 30
Time Zone of the weather observation CST
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height 0
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 0
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Clear
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling None
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) 0
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) 0
Visibility (Statute Miles) 35
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 18
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) -1
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 290
Variable Wind Indicator Unknown
Wind Speed (knots) 5
Wind Velocity Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust (knots) 0
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30
Density Altitude (feet) 950
Intensity of Precipitation Unknown
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury Fatal
On Ground, Fatal Injuries 0
On Ground, Minor Injuries 0
On Ground, Serious Injuries 0
Injury Total Fatal 2
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None --
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All 2
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 582
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date Feb 7 1993 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 1720
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information 50150
Date of most recent change to record Dec 11 2000 1:09PM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N76970
NTSB Number FTW93FA080
Missing Aircraft Indicator N
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Destroyed
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name CESSNA
Aircraft Model 140
Aircraft Series Identifier 140
Aircraft Serial Number 11416
Certified Max Gross Weight 1450
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 2
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection May 21 1992 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection --
Airframe Hours 2732
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name HUNT, MARION G.
Aircraft Owner Street Address ROUTE 1, BOX 296-AA
Aircraft Owner City QUEEN CITY
Aircraft Owner State TX
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 75572
Operator is an individual? --
Operator Name HUNT, MARION G.
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address ROUTE 1, BOX 296-AA
Operator City QUEEN CITY
Operator State TX
Operator Country
Operator Zip code 75572
Operator Code
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? No
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation Unknown
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Personal
Second Pilot on Board Yes
Departure Point Same as Event Yes
Departure Airport Code 6F7
Departure City
Departure State
Departure Country
Departure Time 1555
Departure Time Zone CST
Destination Same as Local Flt --
Destination Airport Code ATA
Destination City ATLANTA
Destination State TX
Destination Country
Specific Phase of Flight Maneuvering
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 10:30AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 7
Runway Length 3500
Runway Width 100
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --