- Date
- June 22, 1974
- Place
- Mojave, CA · MOJAVE, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N12DKPitts Spcl S-1
- Status
- Completed · report December 2, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740622020729A
- Case key
- 132628
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3315 74/6/22 MOJAVE,CALIF PITTS SPCL S-1 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 730 TIME - 0900 N12DK PX- 0 0 0 TEST TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MOJAVE KERN CTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MOJAVE,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: OTHER POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: VENTS,DRAINS,TANK CAPS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- IMPROPER FUEL TANK VENTING.PLT UNDERSHOT FLD & LND HARD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N12DK
- Reported as
- Pitts Spcl S-1
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Mojave Kern Cty
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.