- Date
- May 9, 1974
- Place
- Lutz, FL · LUTZ, FL
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N2371Pitts Spcial
- Status
- Completed · report August 15, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740509019469A
- Case key
- 125986
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1908 74/5/9 LUTZ,FLA PITTS SPCIAL CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 35, 419 TIME - 1515 N2371 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BROOKSVILLE,FLA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN IN FLIGHT: BUZZING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT REMARKS- 2ND FLT THIS TYPE ACFT.ACFT OBSVD TO CLB ALMOST PERPENDICULAR TO GND.ACFT STARTED SPIN END OF CLB.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2371
- Reported as
- Pitts Spcial
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N2371Registration cancelled Aug 13, 1974 · Sparks-Pitts PITTS SC1Airframe modelSparks-Pitts PITTS SC1
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.