- Date
- June 20, 1977
- Place
- Minford, OH · MINFORD, OH
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N73XLPitts S-1C
- Status
- Completed · report November 17, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770620018349A
- Case key
- 146738
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2645 77/6/20 NR.MINFORD,OH PITTS S-1C CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1900 N73XL PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 49, 3175 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 50 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MINFORD,OH LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS REMARKS- SPIN WAS FLAT & INVERTED.NO EVIDENCE OF ENGINE MALFUNCTION.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N73XL
- Reported as
- Pitts S-1C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Portsmouth Rgnl
N73XLRegistration cancelled Sep 13, 1977 · Lawrence PITTS SPECIALAirframe modelLawrence PITTS SPECIAL
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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.