Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Rialto, California 92376
Thursday, March 15, 1984 16:30 PST

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

PLT WAS AUTHORIZED BY ACFT OWNER TO TEST FLY THE ACFT AROUND THE TRAFFIC PATTERN WITH A LOCAL FBO OWNER ON BOARD. PLT MADE 3 FLTS, LAST OF WHICH CULMINATED IN THE ACCIDENT. ON THE FIRST AND THIRD FLTS, UNAUTHORIZED PASSENGERS WERE ON BOARD. FBO OWNER STATED PLT PERFORMED A 'COUPLE ROLLS' DURING THE SECOND FLT WHEN HE WAS ON BOARD. ON THE THIRD FLT, SEVERAL WITNESSES STATED, PLT 'BUZZED' THE RWY AND MADE A WIDE CLIMBING TURN TO A WIDE DOWNWIND NORTH OF THE RWY. ONCE LEVEL, BTW 700 AND 1000 FT, PLT BEGAN A SERIES OF LEFT AILERON ROLLS. NUMBER OF ROLLS VARIED AS REPORTED BY WITNESSES, HOWEVER, ALL STATED THAT DURING THE LAST ROLL THE ACFT HESITATED NEAR THE INVERTED POSITION, THE NOSE DROPPED AND ACFT CONTINUED TO ROLL INTO THE GROUND. THREE FLT INSTRUCTORS STATED THEY ADMONISHED THE PLT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS IN THE PAST 'NOT TO PERFORM AEROBATICS IN THE AIRCRAFT' ESPECIALLY SINCE WING PODS WERE INSTALLED.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

Not Yet Reported

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 3/15/1984
Event Day of the Week Thursday
Time of Event 1630
Event Time Zone Pacific Standard Time
Event City RIALTO
Event State CALIFORNIA
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 92376
Event Date Year 1984
Event Date Month 3
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude
Event Location Longitude
Event Location Airport
Event Location Nearest Airport ID
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport Off Airport/Airstrip
Distance from airport in statute miles 0
Degrees magnetic from airport 0
Airport Elevation --
Weather Briefing Completeness Unknown
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1545 Pacific Standard Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 225
Weather Observation Facility ID ONT
Elevation of weather observation facility 952
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 12
Time Zone of the weather observation PST
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height 7000
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 4000
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Scattered
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling Broken
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) 0
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) 0
Visibility (Statute Miles) 10
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 18
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 8
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 240
Variable Wind Indicator Unknown
Wind Speed (knots) 8
Wind Velocity Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) 0
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30
Density Altitude (feet) 2097
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) 2868
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date --
NTSB Notification Time 0
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information 26847
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 9:15AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N14110
NTSB Number LAX84FA220
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 Ground
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name NORTH AMERICAN
Aircraft Model T-28B
Aircraft Series Identifier T-28B
Aircraft Serial Number 51-7511
Certified Max Gross Weight 7600
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 Retractable
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection Sep 24 1983 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 30
Airframe Hours 3800
ELT Installed No
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name
Aircraft Owner Street Address
Aircraft Owner City
Aircraft Owner State
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode
Operator is an individual? --
Operator Name RICARDO ROCHA
Operator Same as Owner? No
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? No
Operator Street Address 3435 WILSHIRE BLVD
Operator City LOS ANGELES
Operator State CA
Operator Country
Operator Zip code 90010
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 No
Departure Point Same as Event No
Departure Airport Code L67
Departure City RIALTO
Departure State CA
Departure Country
Departure Time 0
Departure Time Zone
Destination Same as Local Flt dest & departure same, accident can occur anywhere
Destination Airport Code
Destination City
Destination State
Destination Country
Specific Phase of Flight Descent
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 10:36AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 0
Runway Length --
Runway Width --
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --