- Date
- May 2, 1981
- Place
- Indianapolis, IN · INDIANAPOLIS, IN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N10FHPitts S-1C
- Status
- Completed · report July 27, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810502022209A
- Case key
- 125583
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1197 81/5/2 INDIANAPOLIS,IN PITTS S-1C CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0830 N10FH PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 36, 1400 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 13 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - INDIANAPOLIS INTL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION INDIANAPOLIS,IN LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE TAXI: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TIEDOWN LINES SNAPPED REMARKS- TAIL TIED DWN W SMALL CHAIN.CHAIN FAILED AFTER ENG STARTED.ACFT STRUCK FUEL TRUCK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N10FH
- Reported as
- Pitts S-1C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Indianapolis Intl
FAA reports on this event · 1
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