- Date
- May 21, 1967
- Place
- Hesperia, CA · HESPERIA, CA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N314MPitts SPL S-1C
- Status
- Completed · report August 2, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 116769
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0187 67/5/21 HESPERIA,CALIF PITTS SPL S-1C CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 43, 513 TIME - 1515 N314M PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, 199 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HESPERIA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- PILOT DID NOT WEAR PARACHUTE DURING FLIGHT.AIRCRAFT STRUCK GRD IN INVERTED FLAT SPIN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N314M
- Reported as
- Pitts SPL S-1C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Hesperia
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