- Date
- August 22, 1984, 13:30 local (20:30 UTC)
- Place
- Tucson, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N56ABBastian Pitts S1S
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840822042849A
- Case key
- 24381
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt stated after the accident that he was flying inverted when he experienced an engine failure. Several in flight restart attempts were unsuccessful and the pilot initiated a forced landing on a dirt road. While on final apch to the dirt road, a pick up truck entered onto the road which forced the pilot to land in the rough desert environment adjacent to the road. Prior to touchdown, the acft struck the top of a ditch.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N56AB
- Reported as
- Bastian Pitts S1S
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- BF-20
- Airframe hours
- 638
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Amos E Buettell
- Registered owner
- Amos E. Buettell
- Departed
- E14 · Tucson, AZ
- Airport
- Aura Valley
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 55
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 5,254 total · 867 in this make and model · 5,010 as pilot in command · 107 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 95 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.