Jet crashes during Scott County air show
Updated: Sat 9:48 PM, Sep 12, 2015
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
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Demo/Airshow/Display |
| Departure airport: | Scott Co (KSCX) |
| Scott Co (KSCX) |
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 | ||