- Date
- June 11, 1981
- Place
- Leroy, LA · LEROY, LA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N70STPitts S1C
- Status
- Completed · report July 29, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810611032179A
- Case key
- 125564
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1266 81/6/11 LEROY,LA PITTS S1C CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1545 N70ST PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 34, 3998 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 44 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WOLF DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NEW IBERIA,LA LEROY,LA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STOLEN OR UNAUTH= REMARKS- OWNER STATED UNAUTHORIZED FLT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N70ST
- Reported as
- Pitts S1C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Wolf
N70STRegistration cancelled Sep 3, 2014 · Walford PITTSAirframe modelWalford PITTSEngine 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.