- Date
- October 20, 1979
- Place
- Bunnell, FL · BUNNELL, FL
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N17DGPitts S-2A
- Status
- Completed · report December 27, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19791020037729A
- Case key
- 133046
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3197 79/10/20 NR.BUNNELL,FL PITTS S-2A CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 54, 3100 TIME - 1041 N17DG PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FLAGLER CO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BUNNELL,FL ST AUGUSTINE,FL. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. REMARKS- WITNESSES OBSD ALMOST STRAIGHT-UP CLIMB AT END OF RWY,VERT ROLL,WING-OVR,CRASH DRG RECOVERY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N17DG
- Reported as
- Pitts S-2A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Flagler Co
N17DGRegistration cancelled Oct 15, 2012 · Aerotek PITTS S-2AAirframe modelAerotek PITTS S-2AEngine modelLycoming I0360 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.