- Date
- June 21, 1980
- Place
- Alabaster, AL · ALABASTER, AL
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N555JGPitts S-2S
- Status
- Completed · report October 6, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800621022269A
- Case key
- 130464
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2041 80/6/21 ALABASTER,AL PITTS S-2S CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS PRIVATE, AGE 39, 3458 TIME - 1500 N555JG PX- 0 0 0 AIR SHOW/RACING TOTAL HOURS, 86 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SHELBY COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ALABASTER,AL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N555JG
- Reported as
- Pitts S-2S
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Shelby County
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.