- Date
- May 26, 1981
- Place
- Carlsbad, NM · CARLSBAD, NM
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N137NBPitts SC-1
- Status
- Completed · report June 30, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810526028589A
- Case key
- 126070
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0971 81/5/26 NR.CARLSBAD,NM PITTS SC-1 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1030 N137NB PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 48, 6602 TOTAL HOURS, 300 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CARLSBAD,NM BIG SPRINGS,TX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: BLADES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE PROP/ENGINE VIBRATION REMARKS- SENSENICH M76 EMM S-0-60 PROP,SHORTENED TO 70 INS.FAILED 18.5 INS FM CTR.MOUNTED ON HOLLOW CRNKSFT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N137NB
- Reported as
- Pitts SC-1
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.