CHI69F0002

NTSB accident investigation · Pitts SPL S-1C · Lone Oak, KY · May 27, 1968

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
May 27, 1968
Place
Lone Oak, KY · LONE OAK, KY
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N1114SPitts SPL S-1C
Status
Completed · report September 10, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
109942

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2116  68/5/27    LONE OAK,KY         PITTS SPL S-1C      CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1355                    N1114S              PX-  0  0  0  AIR SHOW/RACING           AGE 40, 11090 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 40 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- PRACTISING AIR SHOW ROUTINE.

Aircraft

Registration
N1114S
Reported as
Pitts SPL S-1C
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.