- Date
- February 19, 1977
- Place
- Santee, CA · SANTEE, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N80053Pitts S-2A
- Status
- Completed · report March 16, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770219002659A
- Case key
- 157172
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0296 77/2/19 SANTEE,CA PITTS S-2A CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1200 N80053 PX- 0 0 1 DUAL AGE 42, 6700 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 180 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GILLESPIE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SANTEE,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DUAL STUDENT - CONTROL INTERFERENCE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CREW COORDINATION-POOR REMARKS- FRONT SEAT PLT HAD FEET ON RUDDER PEDALS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N80053
- Reported as
- Pitts S-2A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Gillespie
N80053Registered now · Aerotek PITTS S-2AAirframe modelAerotek PITTS S-2AEngine modelLycoming I0360 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.
Other investigations on N80053 · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
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