- Date
- September 19, 1974
- Place
- Gurley, AL · GURLEY, AL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N32ZPitts S-2A
- Status
- Completed · report November 27, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740919035679A
- Case key
- 138881
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3225 74/9/19 GURLEY,ALA PITTS S-2A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 32, 85 TOTAL TIME - 1330 N32Z PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 40 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WOOD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HUNTSVILLE,ALA GURLEY,ALA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- STRUCK TREE CONT FLT TO NORTH HUNTSVILLE ARPT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N32Z
- Reported as
- Pitts S-2A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Wood
N32ZRegistered now · Aerotek PITTS S-2AAirframe modelAerotek PITTS S-2AEngine modelLycoming I0360 SER A&C
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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.