- Date
- August 14, 1979
- Place
- Camp Douglas, WI · CAMP DOUGLAS, WI
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N751BFPitts Spcl S1S
- Status
- Completed · report January 15, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790814033169A
- Case key
- 133721
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3339 79/8/14 CAMP DOUGLAS,WI PITTS SPCL S1S CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 5266 TIME - 1743 N751BF PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CAMP DOUGLAS DEPARTURE POINT CAMP DOUGLAS,WI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- PLT HAD FLOWN THIS ACFT 1 TIME FOR 45MIN ABT 1YR BFR.ACFT ENTERED INVTD FLT OPPOSITE DIR AFT TKOF.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N751BF
- Reported as
- Pitts Spcl S1S
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Camp Douglas
N751BFRegistration cancelled Feb 4, 2017 · Foster PITTS SPECIAL S-1SAirframe modelFoster PITTS SPECIAL S-1SEngine modelLycoming 0-320 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.