- Date
- July 28, 1974
- Place
- Fon Du Lac, WI · FON DU LAC, WI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N66JSPitts S1S
- Status
- Completed · report December 19, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740728027249A
- Case key
- 138713
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3647 74/7/28 FON DU LAC,WIS PITTS S1S CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1220 N66JS PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 31, 10728 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 295 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FON DU LAC DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FON DU LAC,WIS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: PUMPS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WRONG PART TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- DRIVE SHAFT FAILURE.PUMP NOT DESIGNED FOR THIS ENG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N66JS
- Reported as
- Pitts S1S
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Fon Du Lac
N66JSRegistered now · Jerry Spear PITTS SPECIL S1SAirframe modelJerry Spear PITTS SPECIL S1SEngine modelLycoming O&VO-360 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.
Other investigations on N66JS · 1
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