Saturday, September 12, 2015

Pilot killed after a 1983 AERO L-39 ALBATROS plane crashed while performing an aerial maneuver during the Wings Over Big South Fork in Tennessee.







Jet crashes during Scott County air show






ONEIDA, Tenn. (WVLT)- 

Several witnesses at the Wings Over Big South Fork Air Show say one of the planes crashed during the show. 

The Federal Aviation Administration says the crash happened at about 4:30 Saturday. 

It was an L-39 Albatros, fixed wing, single-engine aircraft. 

Jay Gordon, a pilot from Louisville, Ky. was killed in the crash according to a family member. 

Witnesses say they saw his plane take a dive to do a trick and never came back up. 

The NTSB will investigate what caused the crash.



Date:12-SEP-2015
Time:16:30
Type:Vodochody L-39 Albatros
Owner/operator:Float Dancer Inc
Registration: N139RT
C/n / msn: 332505
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Airplane damage: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:Scott Municipal Airport (KSCX), Oneida, TN -   United States of America
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Demo/Airshow/Display
Departure airport:Scott Co (KSCX)
Destination airport:Scott Co (KSCX)
Narrative:
The aircraft, an experimental Aero (Vodochody) L-39 Albatros, impacted wooded terrain while performing an aerial maneuver during the Wings Over Big South Fork at Scott Municipal Airport (KSCX), Oneida, Tennessee. The airplane was destroyed and the sole pilot onboard received fatal injuries.
Sources
http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=179512 http://wate.com/2015/09/12/scott-county-air-show-crash/
http://www.local8now.com/news/headlines/Reports-of-an-aircraft-crashing-during-Scott-County-air-show--327121021.html?device=tablet&c=y
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=139RT

http://www.flickriver.com/photos/silenus81/6157039145/
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=D83fwr0A_uM


Aircraft Registration (N139RT)


Aircraft Summary
Summary Owner Airworthiness Serial Number
1983 AERO L-39 ALBATROS
Fixed wing single engine
(2 seats / 1 engine)
FLOAT DANCER INC
WILMINGTON, DE
(Corporation)
Experimental 332505
Engine Weight Speed Mode S Code
AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
(Turbo-jet)
Less than 12,500lbs Not defined 50117051 / A09E29



Registration Details
Status Certificate Issue Date Airworthiness Date Last Action Date Expiration
Assigned 1999-11-17 2008-03-27 2015-05-15 2018-10-31



Registration History
Date Owner Location
02-Jun-2006 FLOAT DANCER INC WILMINGTON DE