- Date
- June 27, 1970
- Place
- Winchester, IN · WINCHESTER, IN
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N13SPitts S-1
- Status
- Completed · report October 26, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 127370
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1249 70/6/27 WINCHESTER,IND PITTS S-1 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 48, 6225 TIME - 0830 N13S PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, 22 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - RODGER COX DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WINCHESTER,IND LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE REMARKS- ACFT NOT EQPD WITH INVERTED FLT SYS.APRX 300-400FT ACFT OBSVD SLOW ROLL L,ENG QUIT,ACFT SPLIT S.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N13S
- Reported as
- Pitts S-1
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Rodger Cox
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