- Date
- December 14, 1980
- Place
- Paso Robles, CA · PASO ROBLES, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N3TGPitts S-1S
- Status
- Completed · report January 28, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19801214083069A
- Case key
- 127569
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3395 80/12/14 PASO ROBLES,CA PITTS S-1S CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 42, 4000 TIME - 1330 N3TG PX- 0 0 0 OTHER TOTAL HOURS, 550 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PASO ROBLES,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND CLEARANCE REMARKS- MOTION PICTURE FILMING.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3TG
- Reported as
- Pitts S-1S
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N3TGRegistration cancelled Oct 19, 2012 · Ostermeier PITTS-S-1SAirframe modelOstermeier PITTS-S-1SEngine modelLycoming I0360 SER A&C
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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