- Date
- November 15, 1971
- Place
- Douglasville, GA · DOUGLASVILLE, GA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N6119Pitts Spcl SC-1
- Status
- Completed · report August 24, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 164825
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4467 71/11/15 DOUGLASVILLE,GA PITTS SPCL SC-1 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1130 N6119 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 47, 15418 TOTAL HOURS, 18 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DOUGLASVILLE,GA HAMPTON,GA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN NOSE OVER/DOWN TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - OTHER REMARKS- TKOF ON HIWAY,LOST DRCTNL CTL HIT SOFT SPOT ON SHOULDER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6119
- Reported as
- Pitts Spcl SC-1
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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