At about 10:45 CDT, a Piper J-3C operating as an airshow flight lost a performer, who fell from an externally fixed rope ladder at Hawkins Airport. The performer was killed. The performer was stationed on a truck platform, and had made the truck-to-ladder transfer. The airplane began to climb and was 60 to 120 feet agl when the performer lost his grip on the rope ladder. The routine had been given FAA airshow approval.
Apr. 17, Jakcson, Miss. / Piper J-3C
At about 10:45 CDT, a Piper J-3C operating as an airshow flight lost a performer, who fell from an externally fixed rope ladder at Hawkins Airport. The performer was killed. The performer was stationed on a truck platform, and had made the truck-to-ladder transfer. The airplane began to climb and was 60 to 120 feet agl when the performer lost his grip on the rope ladder. The routine had been given FAA airshow approval....
Key Takeaways:
- A performer died after falling from an externally fixed rope ladder during an airshow flight at Hawkins Airport.
- The incident occurred around 10:45 CDT as a Piper J-3C airplane climbed, with the performer losing grip from 60 to 120 feet above ground.
- The performer had successfully transferred from a truck platform to the ladder, and the airshow routine had FAA approval.
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