- Date
- May 17, 1973
- Place
- Athens, GA · ATHENS, GA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N3192Pitts S1C
- Status
- Completed · report July 31, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730517014319A
- Case key
- 189914
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2483 73/5/17 ATHENS,GA PITTS S1C CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 774 TIME - 0606 N3192 PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, 14 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ATHENS MUNICIPAL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ATHENS,GA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED REMARKS- 10-15MIN CONT AEROBATICS.DRG VERT SNAP ROLL ENTRD SPIN,2 TURNS 1 DIR REVERSED SPUN IN OTR DIR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3192
- Reported as
- Pitts S1C
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Athens Municipal
N3192Registration cancelled Jul 20, 1973 · Dixon PITTS SPECIAL S-1CAirframe modelDixon PITTS SPECIAL S-1C
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.
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.