- Date
- August 24, 1974
- Place
- St Petersburg, FL · ST PETERSBURG, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4114Pitts SC1
- Status
- Completed · report November 5, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740824032329A
- Case key
- 138886
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3083 74/8/24 NR.ST PETERSBURG,FLA PITTS SC1 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 52, 5035 TIME - 1415 N4114 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 32 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ST PETERSBURG,FLA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION POWERPLANT - ENGINE CONTROLS: THROTTLE-POWER LEVER ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- FORCED LDG IN MARSH.THROTTLE LINKAGE DISCONNECTED.MISSING CLEVIS BOLT FASTENER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4114
- Reported as
- Pitts SC1
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N4114Registered now · Pitts Special S-1CAirframe modelPitts Special S-1CEngine modelLycoming IO-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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