- Date
- June 9, 1981
- Place
- Savannah, TN · SAVANNAH, TN
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8020Pitts S1S
- Status
- Completed · report June 22, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810609031639A
- Case key
- 126224
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0847 81/6/9 SAVANNAH,TN PITTS S1S CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 25, 740 TIME - 2005 N8020 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 29 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SAVANNAH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SAVANNAH,TN LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8020
- Reported as
- Pitts S1S
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Savannah
N8020Registration cancelled May 13, 2013 · Aerotek PITTS SPECIAL S-1SAirframe modelAerotek PITTS SPECIAL S-1SEngine modelLycoming I0360 series
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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.