- Date
- September 24, 1980
- Place
- Burlington, WI · BURLINGTON, WI
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N17BEPitts S-1S
- Status
- Completed · report October 29, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800924048609A
- Case key
- 128816
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2272 80/9/24 BURLINGTON,WI PITTS S-1S CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 3728 TIME - 1115 N17BE PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 470 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BURLINGTON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BURLINGTON,WI CHICAGO,IL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: OTHER PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION COMPLETE POWER LOSS - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- APRX 2 IN WTR FND IN STORAGE TNK.WTR FND IN 2 OTR ACFT SERVICED FRM TANK.LNDD IN CORN FIELD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N17BE
- Reported as
- Pitts S-1S
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Burlington
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.