- Date
- April 20, 1983, 09:00 local (16:00 UTC)
- Place
- Laramie, WY
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Uncontrolled descent
- Aircraft
- N6CQPitts S-15
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830420017479A
- Case key
- 16007
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft crashed during a ferry flt in VMC wx conditions. While in formation with two other acft N6CQ was observed to pull up to a near vertical climb, reverse course and disappear. Found near the maneuver location, the acft struck the ground in a nearly wings level attitude at a high rate of descent. Post accident investigation revealed that the engine was developing power on impact. Examination of the plt showed no evidence of drugs or alcohol. The plt was strapped in his seat with all belts intact. High 'g' forces prevented survival.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6CQ
- Reported as
- Pitts S-15
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 31P
- Airframe hours
- 13,668
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A4A, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Ferry · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Bill Rose Assoc. Enterprises
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · October 10, 1982 · 11 hours before
- Departed
- IV5 · Boulder, CO
- Destination
- RWL · Rawlins, WY
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 31
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 960 total · 242 in this make and model · 870 as pilot in command · 45 in the last 90 days · 44 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Lowest ceiling
- 20,000 ft unknown
- Temperature
- -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.