- Date
- August 15, 1980
- Place
- Fond Du Lac, WI · FOND DU LAC, WI
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2271Pitts S-1C
- Status
- Completed · report October 10, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800815038879A
- Case key
- 129682
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2109 80/8/15 FOND DU LAC,WI PITTS S-1C CR- 0 1 0 MISCELLANEOUS PRIVATE, AGE 47, 459 TIME - 0930 N2271 PX- 0 0 0 AIR SHOW/RACING TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FOND DU LAC CO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FOND DU LAC,WI LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED REMARKS- AT 10-15FT AGL ACFT OBSVD TO MAKE STEEP 90DEG L TURN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2271
- Reported as
- Pitts S-1C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Fond Du Lac Co
N2271Registered now · Hegy Pitts Special S-1CAirframe modelHegy Pitts Special S-1CEngine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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