- Date
- May 31, 1981
- Place
- Medina, OH · MEDINA, OH
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N45WAPitts S-1E
- Status
- Completed · report July 2, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810531030099A
- Case key
- 126027
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1022 81/5/31 MEDINA,OH PITTS S-1E CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 38, 407 TIME - 1800 N45WA PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FREEDOM DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MEDINA,OH LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION FACTOR(S) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: FILTERS,STRAINERS,SCREENS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- PLT REPORTED HAVING DIFFICULTY DAY BFR ACDNT STOPPING MAIN FUEL DRAIN FRM LEAKING.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N45WA
- Reported as
- Pitts S-1E
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Freedom
N45WARegistration cancelled Nov 29, 2012 · Allen-Wayne PITTS S-1EAirframe modelAllen-Wayne PITTS S-1EEngine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N45WA · 1
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