- Date
- March 31, 1971
- Place
- Crestview, FL · CRESTVIEW, FL
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5JPitts SIC
- Status
- Completed · report February 14, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 160806
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2108 71/3/31 CRESTVIEW,FLA PITTS SIC CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1335 N5J PX- 0 0 0 FERRY AGE 28, 1100 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 130 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CRESTVIEW DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP MIAMI,FLA PHOENIX,ARIZ UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND REMARKS- AIM A-GEAR RNWY 17-35.PENDANT CABLE NOT MARKED IN ACCORD AC 150/5220.9.BRAKE HOUSING 2-IN ABV GND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5J
- Reported as
- Pitts SIC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Crestview
N5JRegistered now · Curtiss Pitts Special S-1CAirframe modelCurtiss Pitts Special S-1CEngine modelLycoming O&VO-360 series
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.