- Date
- October 29, 1978
- Place
- Abbeville, LA · ABBEVILLE, LA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N80039Pitts S-2A
- Status
- Completed · report December 27, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19781029034689A
- Case key
- 144020
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3278 78/10/29 ABBEVILLE,LA PITTS S-2A CR- 0 1 0 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1550 N80039 PX- 0 0 0 AIR SHOW/RACING AGE 49, 2497 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 122 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ABBEVILLE MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ABBEVILLE,LA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE REMARKS- ACFT ENTERED SECONDARY STALL ON RECOVERY FM SNAP ROLL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N80039
- Reported as
- Pitts S-2A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Abbeville Muni
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.