- Date
- December 1, 1985, 14:27 local (22:27 UTC)
- Place
- San Jose, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N75PBPitts S1-C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19851201062999A
- Case key
- 25026
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt was practicing takeoff and landings on rwy 13 at reid-hillview airport, San Jose, CA. The plt reported that during the base leg to final turn, while negotiating a 'power-off' apch, he attempted by apply pwr but was unable to do so. The acft crashed in a muddy field about 1/4 mile northwest of the apch end of the rwy. The eng operated normally during the post-accident functional test. The current temp/dewpoint was 55 deg f and 45 deg f respectively. According tothe icing probability curve, the temp/dewpoint conditions were favorable to serious icing conditions in cruise or climb power settings.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N75PB
- Reported as
- Pitts S1-C
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Airframe hours
- 280
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Alan H. Douglas
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 1, 1985
- Airport
- RHV · Reid-Hillview, runway 13R, 3,099 × 75 ft, dirt
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
- 46
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 954 total · 38 in this make and model · 783 as pilot in command · 25 in the last 90 days · 7 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 110° at 11 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 15,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 55 °F, dew point 45 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- RHV
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.