- Date
- August 18, 1974
- Place
- Waseca, MN · WASECA, MN
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N5191Zimmerman S-1C
- Status
- Completed · report November 29, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740818029349A
- Case key
- 138796
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3399 74/8/18 WASECA,MINN ZIMMERMAN S-1C CR- 0 1 0 MISCELLANEOUS ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1325 N5191 PX- 0 0 0 AIR SHOW/RACING 40, 13200 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 100 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WASECA MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WASECA,MINN LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE REMARKS- SPIN DEMO,LATE RECOVERY.STOPPED ROTATION,HIT GND DRG RECOVERY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5191
- Reported as
- Zimmerman S-1C
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Waseca Muni
N5191Registered now · Pitts Special S-1CAirframe modelPitts Special S-1CEngine 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.