- Date
- June 10, 1979
- Place
- Roanoke, TX · ROANOKE, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N10SCPitts S-1
- Status
- Completed · report September 21, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790610021219A
- Case key
- 135855
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1693 79/6/10 ROANOKE,TX PITTS S-1 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1710 N10SC PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 30, 7074 TOTAL HOURS, 146 DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - AERO VALLEY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ROANOKE,TX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: ELEVATOR AND ELEVATOR TAB CONTROL SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POOR WELD REMARKS- FWD STAB ATTACHMENT TUBE FAILED AT WELD AREA NEXT TO 3/8IN BUSHING.PLT PARACHUTED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N10SC
- Reported as
- Pitts S-1
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Aero Valley
N10SCRegistration cancelled Jun 25, 2009 · Price PITTS SPECIAL S-1Airframe modelPrice PITTS SPECIAL S-1Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 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.