- Date
- October 6, 1984, 15:21 local (19:21 UTC)
- Place
- Overisel, MI
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N561CKKallansrud/Pitts S-1C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841006054379A
- Case key
- 12800
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Analysis
Mishap acft, in company with another acft of same make/model, made preplanned passes over locale of residence prior to departure for short cross-country. After several circles at 500 ft AGL, mishap plt broke out of loose formation into shallow dive; other plt observed mishap acft pass 150-200 ft below him then visual contact was lost until just before the crash. Ground witnesses observed mishap acft execute a half-roll to an inverted attitude then enter a dive into the ground.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N561CK
- Reported as
- Kallansrud/Pitts S-1C
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 2CK
- Airframe hours
- 2
- Engine
- Lycoming O-290-G, 140 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Carl E. Kallansrud
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 5, 1984 · 2 hours before
- Departed
- HLM · Holland, MI
- Destination
- 3GM · Grand Haven, MI
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 62
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Center
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 2,800 total · 2,700 as pilot in command · 65 in the last 90 days · 20 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 110° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
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