- Date
- March 8, 1980
- Place
- Tracy, CA · TRACY, CA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N55THPitts S-1S
- Status
- Completed · report June 9, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800308005059A
- Case key
- 131567
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1489 80/3/8 TRACY,CA PITTS S-1S CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1540 N55TH PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 47, 5100 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 148 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NEW JERUSALEM DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TRACY,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS REMARKS- ACFT ENTERED INVERTED FLAT SPIN AFT COMPLETING SNAP ROLLS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N55TH
- Reported as
- Pitts S-1S
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- New Jerusalem
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.