- Date
- May 24, 1986, 16:35 local (21:35 UTC)
- Place
- Atmore, AL
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N83JWPitts S-1
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860524019449A
- Case key
- 6995
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The acft crashed almost vertically from aprx 250/300 ft AGL after rolling inverted at the completion of a double snap roll to the rt. The acft slowed during the rolls and appeared to be too slow to control the stopping of the rolls. The acft continued to roll onto its back and nosed down to descend to ground impact. The engine was developing full power throughout the maneuver, according to witnesses. The alt was too low for an effective recovery before ground impact. Investigation revealed no malfunctions or defects of a contributory nature in the acft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N83JW
- Reported as
- Pitts S-1
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 83-1
- Airframe hours
- 89
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-320-E1A, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- John D. Wilson III
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Airport
- 0R1 · Atmore
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 35
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 3,500 total · 15 in this make and model · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.