- Date
- May 25, 1975
- Place
- Clarksdale, MS · CLARKSDALE, MS
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N1NNPitts S1SN44NNPitts S1S
- Status
- Completed · report June 12, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA reports
- 19750525010941A19750525010942A
- Case key
- 149005
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1196 75/5/25 CLARKSDALE,MS PITTS S1S CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 47, 1000 TIME - 1830 N44NN PX- 0 0 0 AIR SHOW/RACING TOTAL HOURS, 750 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 1 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FLETCHER FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CLARKSDALE,MS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. SPECIAL DATA SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV. CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - RADAR SERVICE NOT AVAILABLE TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES - 10 HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES - 170 VERTICAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES - 10 EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO REMARKS- PLT CONCENTRATED ON LNDG.IN R BANK TO ALIGN ACFT WITH RWY COLLIDED WITH N1NN ON TKOF.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1196 75/5/25 CLARKSDALE,MS PITTS S1S CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS PRIVATE, AGE 18, 894 TIME - 1830 N1NN PX- 0 0 0 AIR SHOW/RACING TOTAL HOURS, 700 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 1 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FLETCHER FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CLARKSDALE,MS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: ISSUED IMPROPER OR CONFLICTING INSTRUCTIONS SPECIAL DATA SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV. CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - RADAR SERVICE NOT AVAILABLE TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES - 10 HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES - 170 VERTICAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES - 10 EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO REMARKS- CLRD FOR TKOF BY STARTER LOCATED BY TKOF POINT ON RWY.COLLIDED WITH N44NN ABT 15FT AGL.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N1NN
- Reported as
- Pitts S1S
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Fletcher Field
N1NNRegistration cancelled Dec 28, 1978 · Aerotek PITTS SPECIAL S-1SAirframe modelAerotek PITTS SPECIAL S-1S
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.
- Registration
- N44NN
- Reported as
- Pitts S1S
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Fletcher Field
FAA reports on this event · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.