- Date
- December 19, 1985, 09:30 local (17:30 UTC)
- Place
- Salinas, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N14JDPitts Special G-1
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19851219070959A
- Case key
- 24982
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Analysis
On December 19, 1985, an experimental pitts-special, N14JD, owned and operated by the owner crashed under unknown circumstances near Salinas, California. The pilot survived but the aircraft was not recovered. The pilot stated that he had an unknown flight control difficulty and had to parachute from the aircraft. The pilot did not submit an accident report to the board.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N14JD
- Reported as
- Pitts Special G-1
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- unknown UNK, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- Unknown
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Tucker, Sean D
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Departed
- Salinas, CA
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
- 34
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 80° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 57 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.