- Date
- December 29, 1979
- Place
- Odessa, FL · ODESSA, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8NSPitts S-1C
- Status
- Completed · report March 4, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19791229036209A
- Case key
- 132097
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3786 79/12/29 ODESSA,FL PITTS S-1C CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 5531 TIME - 1550 N8NS PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TAMPA,FL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- WATER FOUND IN FUEL SAMPLES FM FUEL DRAIN VLV.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8NS
- Reported as
- Pitts S-1C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N8NSRegistration cancelled Nov 19, 2014 · Summer PITTS SPECIAL S-1Airframe modelSummer PITTS SPECIAL S-1Engine 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.