Video of Antenna Strike

[fholbert]

Date:	05-NOV-2022
Time:	c. 21:40 UTC
Type:	de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk
Owner/operator:	Private
Registration:	LV-NRY
MSN:	3
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Bragado Airfield, BA - Argentina
Phase:	Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:	Demo/Airshow/Display
Departure airport:	Bragado Airfield, BA
Destination airport:	Bragado Airfield, BA
Confidence Rating:	Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources

Narrative:
During an airshow, a DHC-1 Chipmunk (the oldest flying Chipmunk in the world) struck an antenna tower with the right hand wing tip during a display flight at Bragado. The aircraft force landed safely.
The pilot escaped unhurt but four spectators were injured.

 

[bLizZuE]

Ouch.

 

[DropTank]

Look at that right wing. Might be spar damage

(and why the FLACK would you fly that close to a supported tower?!?!?!)

 

[bLizZuE]

Post accident pictures.

 

[ppragman]

Well.

That’s • incredible

 

[Roger Roger]

Dude is incredibly lucky that wing stayed attached

 

[mrivc211]

That wing was on its way off. That dude used all 9 lives. Only reason it didn’t come off is the tip broke off first releasing the cable it hit. Had the tip not broken off, that wing was coming off

 

[JordanD]

"Hi I'm Johnny Knoxville, welcome to Jackass."

 

[poser765]

That wing was on its way off. That dude used all 9 lives. Only reason it didn’t come off is the tip broke off first releasing the cable it hit. Had the tip not broken off, that wing was coming off

Yeah this person needs to not fly again. Luck is finite, and we only start with a certain amount. I’d say this used up almost all of his.

 

[derg]

I'd find a nice boring airline job after that.

 

[Burrito]

De Havilland knew how to build em.

Or something.