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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Aviat PITTS S-1S · Eatonville, WA · November 8, 2001

Date: November 8, 2001 · 16:15 local
Place: Eatonville, WA
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N3VT
NTSB investigation: NTSBSEA02LA012
Reported as: Aviat PITTSS1S
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1

N3VTRegistration cancelled Dec 19, 2003 · Thurston PITTS S-1SS/N 7-0164 · Built 1976 Airframe modelThurston PITTS S-1S Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot was preforming aerobatics - witnesses state the pilot did a loop at the end of the maneuver it appeared he was going to do a hammer head stall. The aircraft rolled over inverted and made approximately 15 to 20 revolutions prior to crashing inverted.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT WAS PREFORMING AEROBATICS - WITNESSES STATE THE PILOT DID A LOOP AT THE END OF THE MANEUVER IT APPEARED HE WAS GOING TO DO A HAMMER HEAD STALL. THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED OVER INVERTED AND MADE APPROXIMATELY 15 TO 20 REVOLUTIONS PRIOR TO CRASHING INVERTED.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB SEA02LA012Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportEatonville, WAThe pilot's unsuccessful corrective action (recovery) from an inverted spin. A contributing factor was the pilot's encounter with the inverted spin maneuver.Nov 9, 2001 · Substantial damage