- Date
- June 4, 1978
- Place
- Fredericksburg, VA · FREDERICKSBURG, VA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N6160Pitts S-1
- Status
- Completed · report August 7, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780604017379A
- Case key
- 141468
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1718 78/6/4 FREDERICKSBURG,VA PITTS S-1 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 54, 4265 TIME - 1900 N6160 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 65 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FREDERICKSBURG,VA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED REMARKS- PLT STATED HE ENTERED IMMELMANN WITH INADEQUATE AIRSPEED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6160
- Reported as
- Pitts S-1
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N6160Registration cancelled Aug 5, 2013 · Pitts Special S-1CAirframe modelPitts Special S-1CEngine modelLycoming 0-320 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.