MKC69D0232

NTSB accident investigation · Pitts SC-1 · Waldron, MO · August 31, 1968

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 31, 1968
Place
Waldron, MO · WALDRON, MO
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N1128Pitts SC-1
Status
Completed · report December 12, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
108550

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3519  68/8/31    WALDRON,MO          PITTS SC-1          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 1780
        TIME - 1230                    N1128               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 11 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NOAHS ARK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE CONTROLS: THROTTLE-POWER LEVER ASSEMBLIES
           PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: POOR/INADEQUATE DESIGN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- BROKEN THROTTLE CONTROL

Aircraft

Registration
N1128
Reported as
Pitts SC-1
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Noahs Ark

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.