- Date
- June 25, 1977
- Place
- New Braunfels, TX · NEW BRAUNFELS, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6PTPitts S-2A
- Status
- Completed · report August 22, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770625019899A
- Case key
- 147657
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1568 77/6/25 NEW BRAUNFELS,TX PITTS S-2A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 893 TIME - 1430 N6PT PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 260 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HOUSTON,TX NEW BRAUNFELS,TX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6PT
- Reported as
- Pitts S-2A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N6PTRegistered now · Aerotek PITTS S-2AAirframe modelAerotek PITTS S-2AEngine modelLycoming I0360 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.