- Date
- March 30, 1987, 10:19 local (17:19 UTC)
- Place
- Deming, NM
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N58DCPitts Special S2C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 2, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870330007829A
- Case key
- 17184
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of control - on ground/water
Directional control - not maintainedFactor
Lack of familiarity with aircraftCause
Loss of control - in flight
Lift-off - prematureFactor
Lack of total experience in type of aircraftCause
Stall/mush - inadvertentCause
Lack of recent total experienceCause
Aircraft handling - improperCause
Dragged wing,rotor,pod,float or tail/skid
Terrain condition - ground
Analysis
The acft swerved during takeoff and the swerve severity increased during acceleration. The plt lifted off before reaching proper speed to sustain flt. The acft stall mushed into the ground to the left of the rwy, bounced into the air and stalled again. The left wing struck the terrain and the acft cartwheeled, coming to rest nose down.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N58DC
- Reported as
- Pitts Special S2C
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- JA69
- Airframe hours
- 715
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-A1A, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Ferry · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Kerry F. Filler
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · March 25, 1987 · 717 hours before
- Destination
- TUS · Tucson, AZ
- Airport
- DMN · Deming Municipal, runway 4, 5,600 × 60 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 23
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 246 total · 9 in this make and model · 246 as pilot in command · 10 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 280° at 2 knots
- Visibility
- 70 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 37 °F, dew point 19 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DMN
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.