- Date
- September 28, 1980
- Place
- Sarasota, FL · SARASOTA, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1LPPitts S-1C
- Status
- Completed · report November 10, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800928045789A
- Case key
- 128897
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2427 80/9/28 SARASOTA,FL PITTS S-1C CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 50, 5640 TIME - 1600 N1LP PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HIDDEN RIVER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SARASOTA,FL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT SHOULDERS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1LP
- Reported as
- Pitts S-1C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Hidden River
FAA reports on this event · 1
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