- Date
- May 15, 1979
- Place
- Warner Robins, GA · WARNER ROBINS, GA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N42RPitts Spec S-1
- Status
- Completed · report July 23, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790515012069A
- Case key
- 136168
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1066 79/5/15 NR.WARNER ROBINS,GA PITTS SPEC S-1 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1530 N42R PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 38, 8000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 UNK/NR IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WARNER ROBINS,GA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,ALTITUDE OR CLEARANCE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N42R
- Reported as
- Pitts Spec S-1
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N42RRegistration cancelled Jun 12, 2012 · Pitts Special S-1CAirframe modelPitts Special S-1CEngine modelLycoming O&VO-360 series
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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.