- Date
- November 1, 1981
- Place
- Livermore, CA · LIVERMORE, CA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N3194Pitts S1-C
- Status
- Completed · report December 24, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19811101071439A
- Case key
- 123847
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2409 81/11/1 LIVERMORE,CA PITTS S1-C CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 49, TIME - 1625 N3194 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LIVERMORE,CA TRACY,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL MISCELLANEOUS - UNQUALIFIED PERSON OPERATED AIRCRAFT MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE 11/2/81.ACFT OBSVD PERFORMING ACROBATICS AT 1620.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3194
- Reported as
- Pitts S1-C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N3194Registration cancelled Jun 1, 1988 · Watson-Pitts Special S1-CAirframe modelWatson-Pitts Special S1-C
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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.