NTSB Releases Final Bob Odegaard Crash Report

Bethany Whitfield

Tuesday, April 23, 2013 at 08:33 PM ET

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** Bob Odegaard flying his Super Corsair.**

Key Takeaways:

The NTSB's final report on Bob Odegaard's fatal Super Corsair crash cited insufficient altitude during an aerobatic maneuver as the cause.
During a practice four-point roll at approximately 1,000 feet, the aircraft stopped when inverted, pitched down, and impacted the ground.
The NTSB found no indications of mechanical malfunctions, though a complete analysis was hindered by the post-crash state of the aircraft.
Bob Odegaard was a highly experienced and revered air show performer with over 17,000 flight hours.

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The NTSB recently released its final report on the Super Corsair crash that killed Bob Odegaard last year, and while the findings leave many questions surrounding the accident unanswered, they do provide additional details into the revered air show performer’s final flight.

Odegaard was performing a practice run at Barnes County Airport in Valley City, North Dakota, at the time of the crash, reaching altitudes of about 2,000 feet while executing maneuvers without incident. Odegaard then began a four-point roll, with one witness saying it looked like he was was performing a barrel roll due to the way the airplane pitched nose up and rolled to the left.