- Date
- September 22, 1973
- Place
- Washburn, IA · WASHBURN, IA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N17MPPitts S-1C
- Status
- Completed · report November 2, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730922031309A
- Case key
- 188553
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2918 73/9/22 WASHBURN,IOWA PITTS S-1C CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 61, 4435 TIME - 1330 N17MP PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 8 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FLYERS FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WATERLOO,IOWA WASHBURN,IOWA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS REMARKS- PLT WEARING THICK-SOLED SAFETY SHOES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N17MP
- Reported as
- Pitts S-1C
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Flyers Field
N17MPRegistered now · Prochaska PITTS SPECIAL S-1CAirframe modelProchaska PITTS SPECIAL S-1CEngine modelLycoming 0-320 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.