- Date
- August 20, 1977
- Place
- Clinton, MI · CLINTON, MI
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N24144Pitts S1C
- Status
- Completed · report November 29, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770820033319A
- Case key
- 201263
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3033 77/8/20 CLINTON,MI PITTS S1C CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 40, 1200 TIME - 1600 N24144 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SCOTT'S FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CLINTON,MI LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- TURNED FRM RWY HEADING AFTR LIFTOFF.HIT FENCE ALONG SIDE RWY,APRX 1000FT RWY REMAINING.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N24144
- Reported as
- Pitts S1C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Scott'S Field
N24144Registration cancelled Jul 6, 1992 · Walker PITTS SPECIAL S-1CAirframe modelWalker PITTS SPECIAL S-1C
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N24144 · 1
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