- Date
- July 1, 1978
- Place
- Taylor, AZ · TAYLOR, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9WTPitts S-1T
- Status
- Completed · report August 14, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780701018559A
- Case key
- 141342
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1510 78/7/1 TAYLOR,AZ PITTS S-1T CR- 1 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1220 N9WT PX- 0 0 0 AIR SHOW/RACING 62, 31000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 594 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TAYLOR DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TAYLOR,AZ LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE REMARKS- INTENTIONAL INVERTED SPIN,INITIATED RECOVERY TOO LATE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9WT
- Reported as
- Pitts S-1T
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Taylor
N9WTRegistration cancelled Oct 10, 1980 · Pitts-Tubb PITTS SPECIAL S-1-TAirframe modelPitts-Tubb PITTS SPECIAL S-1-T
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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.