No sabia que los scooter tenian este equipamiento
Me llamo la atencion el A-4A usado en el comercial de pepsi, ya que data de mediados de los 80s asi que me puse a investigar un poco y encontre esto
Bureau #: ??
Construction #: 14219
Civ. Reg.: N444AV
Model: A-4A
Name: None
Status: Destroyed
Last info: 1987
History:
Pascal Mahvi, Chino, CA, Circa 1978-1984.
- Former USN base gate guard.
- Rebuilt at Chino, CA, 1982-1986.
- Flew as A-4A/14219.
Pascal Mahvi/Aeronautical Test Vehicles Inc, Newport Beach, CA, Oct. 1984.
- Registered as N444AV.
Guy Neeley/Advanced Aero Enterprises Inc, Newport Beach, CA, 1986-1987.
- Crashed at California City, CA June 4, 1987.
- Neeley killed.
NTSB Identification: LAX87FA225 .
Accident occurred Thursday, June 04, 1987 in CALIFORNIA CITY, CA
Probable Cause Approval Date: 5/26/1989
Aircraft: DOUGLAS A-4A, registration: N444AV
Injuries: 1 Fatal.
THE AIRPLANE, A CIVILIAN DOUGLAS A4A, WAS ENGAGED IN FILMING A COMMERCIAL WHICH REQUIRED THE PLT TO FLY OVER A FERRARI VEHICLE. THE PILOT HAD COMPLETED A LOW FILMING PASS OVER THE VEHICLE AND WAS CIRCLING THE AREA WHILE THE FILM CREW WAS PREPARING FOR ANOTHER LOW PASS OVER THE VEHICLE. GROUND WITNESSES REPORTED THAT THE AIRPLANE THEN ENTERED A SHALLOW DESCENT AND ROLLED INTO INVERTED FLIGHT. THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE GROUND, WHILE INVERTED, AND THE AIRPLANE BEGAN TO CARTWHEEL. THE MAIN FUSELAGE AREA WAS FOUND ABOUT 2000 FEET FROM THE INITIAL WING IMPACT POINT. THE POST ACCIDENT WRECKAGE EXAMINATION DSCLSD NO EVIDENCE OF ANY PREIMPACT MALFUNCTIONS OR FAILURES. NO MEDICAL EVIDENCE WAS FOUND TO INDICATE ANY CONDITION TO IMPAIR THE PLT. THE PLT HAD ATTEMPTED TO EJECT FROM THE ACFT. THE SEAT HAD FIRED AND THE SEAT WAS FOUND 52 FT NORTH OF THE FUSELAGE AREA. THE PLTS PARACHUTE HAD DEPLOYED AND WAS FOUND ADJACENT TO THE COCKPIT AREA.
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident as follows:
IN-FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION..POOR..PILOT IN COMMAND
AEROBATICS..INTENTIONAL..PILOT IN COMMAND
ALTITUDE..MISJUDGED..PILOT IN COMMAND