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Post by skyhawkdon on Feb 28, 2011 6:45:58 GMT 12
Got a link to the story? One of the ex RNZAF ones was for sale over there recently.
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Post by dakman on Feb 28, 2011 8:34:23 GMT 12
A S N report the loss of N167SM on 26 Feb CN quoted as EEP/JP/165 The aircraft crashed on approach to Kinsgston airport New York into the Hudson river One dead Owner quoted as Dragon Aviation
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Post by Ykato on Feb 28, 2011 13:50:08 GMT 12
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Post by flyjoe180 on Mar 1, 2011 8:26:42 GMT 12
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Post by stukiwi on Mar 6, 2011 2:47:08 GMT 12
I meet Andy Anderson the owner of the dragon sxtrikemaster at an airshow at NAS Oceana 2009 his Strikemaster is (I think) one of the Ex Singapore airforce ones that had been modified in the cockpit with all new civilian radios and US instruments. Andy wasnt flying it when it crashed and the seats were cold.
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Post by stukiwi on Mar 6, 2011 2:48:24 GMT 12
Police in upstate New York say a "loss of thrust" preceded the likely fatal crash of a BAC 167 Strikemaster into the ice-covered Hudson River near Kingston, N.Y., on Saturday. Pilot Dr. Michael Faraldi is missing and presumed dead after the 42-year-old British jet trainer/light attack aircraft crashed about 1:30 p.m. Witnesses said the plane did a low pass over Kingston Airport before pulling into a vertical climb. Police said the loss of power occurred during the climb and witnesses reported the plane nosed over and hit the ice almost vertically after 360-degree rotation. The Strikemaster has ejection seats but there was no report of an ejection.
Faraldi bought the plane that day in Nashville and was flying it to Columbia County Airport, about 25 miles north of Kingston. It had made a fuel stop in Johnstown, Pa. The Strikemaster first flew in 1967 and was originally marketed as a jet trainer and counterinsurgency platform. Most have been retired to museums or private collections but they're still in service with Ecuador's air force.
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Post by stukiwi on Mar 6, 2011 2:50:32 GMT 12
NTSB Identification: ERA11FA165 14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation Accident occurred Saturday, February 26, 2011 in Kingston, NY Aircraft: BRITISH AIRCRAFT CORP BAC 167 STRIKEMASTER, registration: N167SM Injuries: 1 Fatal.
This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed.
On February 26, 2011, about 1332 eastern standard time, a British Aircraft Corporation BAC 167 Strikemaster, N167SM, crashed into the Hudson River, following an in-flight loss of airplane control, near Kingston, New York. The experimental airplane was registered to and operated by Dragon Aviation Inc. under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan was filed. The private pilot was killed and the airplane received substantial damage. The flight originated at John Murtha Johnstown-Cambria County Airport, Johnstown, Pennsylvania, about 1235.
According to a representative for Dragon Aviation, the pilot was flying the airplane to Columbia County Airport (1B1), Hudson, New York, with his permission. The purpose of the flight was to reposition the airplane from Smyrna, Tennessee to Hudson. A fuel stop at Johnstown was planned.
While at Johnstown, the pilot purchased fuel and telephoned friends to inform them that he would be flying over Kingston-Ulster Airport (20N), near Kingston. After calling his position on the airport Unicom frequency, he reportedly flew over the airfield and performed a rolling maneuver, described by witnesses as a roll or a barrel roll. Following the rolling maneuver, the airplane remained in the traffic pattern and the pilot executed a second pass, down the centerline of runway 15 at low altitude and with the landing gear retracted. Following the low pass, the pilot reportedly pulled the airplane up to a nose-high attitude and initiated a left-hand turn. During the turn, the airplanes nose reportedly dropped and the airplane entered a steep, descending turn until it impacted the river.
After recovery from the river, the wreckage was moved to a shipyard in Kingston where an examination was performed on February 28. All major structural components of the airplane were located and identified. The main wreckage consisted of the forward fuselage, cockpit, engine, and a majority of the left wing. All internal wing, wing tip, and under wing drop fuel tanks were breached. The engine remained attached to the fuselage. The single-stage turbine was found partially protruding the engine case; the turbine blades were still attached to the disk and all visible blades were bent opposite the direction of rotation. All three landing gear were found in the retracted positions.
The pilot held a private pilot certificate with airplane single engine, multi-engine, and instrument airplane privileges. He received a type rating in the BAC 167 on December 12, 2010. An examination of the pilot’s logbook revealed that he had logged about 1,187 hours total time, including 20.6 hours in the BAC 167. The pilot’s spouse reported that the pilot was not trained in aerobatic flight maneuvers.
The 1353 weather observation for Poughkeepsie, New York, (POU), located 21 miles south of 20N, included the following: surface winds from 250 degrees at 7 knots, clouds broken at 10,000 feet, visibility 10 statute miles, temperature 2 degrees Celsius, dew point minus 10 degrees Celsius, and altimeter setting of 30.02 inches of mercury.
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Post by strikemaster on Mar 7, 2011 11:23:49 GMT 12
Nice pics, I sure do miss them zooming over the house.
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Post by scurvy on Mar 10, 2011 13:34:49 GMT 12
Not sure if you were only looking for historic photo's. These are from 2006 so nearly historic They are of NZ6371, NZ6363 and RSAF Ser. 315. If you've seen these pic's before it would be because I posted a link to these in 2006 but for various reasons at the time had to take them down. I don't know where these aircraft are now, apart from Ser. 315 of course. www.flickr.com/photos/60375593@N04/sets/72157626099277727/Ser. 341 by blunty000, on Flickr
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Post by strikemaster on Mar 10, 2011 14:12:05 GMT 12
Nice pics, next time I'm in Ballarat I might go for a squiz.
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Post by trimotor on Oct 31, 2014 0:57:13 GMT 12
Interesting inside-looking-out shot, taken pre-mandatory transponder days...when I went back as a QFI there was a mother little box for the Mode C transponder strapped onto the coaming as well..
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