- Date
- September 1, 1974
- Place
- Pontiac, MI · PONTIAC, MI
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N161YPitts S-1S
- Status
- Completed · report October 8, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740901030989A
- Case key
- 136940
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2671 74/9/1 PONTIAC,MICH PITTS S-1S CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 3800 TIME - 0945 N161Y PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, 12 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - OAKLAND-ORION DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PONTIAC,MICH LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N161Y
- Reported as
- Pitts S-1S
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Oakland-Orion
N161YRegistration cancelled Jun 11, 1975 · Drum Burnell N PITTS S1-CAirframe modelDrum Burnell N PITTS S1-C
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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.
Other investigations on N161Y · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.