DEN81FTE57

NTSB accident investigation · Pitts S1C · Ft Collins, CO · June 22, 1981

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 22, 1981
Place
Ft Collins, CO · FT COLLINS, CO
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N16DPitts S1C
Status
Completed · report December 11, 1981
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19810622043549A
Case key
125231

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2460  81/6/22    FT COLLINS,CO       PITTS S1C           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 264
        TIME - 1933                    N16D                PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 12 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FT COLLINS DNTWN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FT COLLINS,CO               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND

Aircraft

Registration
N16D
Reported as
Pitts S1C
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Ft Collins Dntwn

FAA reports on this event · 1

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