- Date
- January 22, 1978
- Place
- Newnan, GA · NEWNAN, GA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N4EWPitts Spcl S-1
- Status
- Completed · report July 28, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780122004059A
- Case key
- 143396
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1234 78/1/22 NEWNAN,GA PITTS SPCL S-1 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1345 N4EW PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 44, 8422 TOTAL HOURS, 48 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - COWETTA COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NEWNAN,GA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4EW
- Reported as
- Pitts Spcl S-1
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Cowetta County
N4EWRegistration cancelled Sep 30, 1981 · Wade PITTS SPECIAL S-1Airframe modelWade PITTS SPECIAL S-1
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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.