LUTHERSVILLE, GA, USA
N544E
NORTH AMERICAN NA219 (T28B)
AFTER TAKEOFF THE ACFT WAS OBSERVED TO CLIMB STRAIGHT OUT TOAN ALT OF ABOUT 500-700 FT. IT THEN TURNED TO A NORTHERLY HEADING. AFTER A SHORT TIME ON THE NORTHERLY HDG, THE ACFT WAS OBSERVED TO INITIATED A LEFT AILERON OR BARREL ROLL, DISHOUT AND END UP ON AN EASTERLY HDG IN A STEEP DIVE. THE ACFT WENT FROM SIGHT OF THESE WITNESSES BEHIND THE TREE LINE STILL IN A DIVE. THEY STATED THAT THE ROLL MANEUVER WAS INITIATED AT A HEIGHT OF 500-700 FT. WITNESSES AT THE CRASH SITE STATED THAT THEY FIRST SAW THE AIRCRAFT AT A LOW ALT IN A DESCENT WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING 'REAL LOUD'. IT STRUCK TREES AND A UTILITY POLE AND PARTS STARTED COMING OFF. BOTH OCCUPANTS WERE PROFESSIONAL AIR CARRIER AIR CREW EMPLOYEES. AND IT COULD NOT BE DETERMINED WHICH OCCUPANT WAS THE SOLE MANIPULATOR OF THE FLIGHT CONTROLS DURING THE ACCIDENT SEQUENCE.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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