- Date
- October 26, 1974
- Place
- Erie, ND · ERIE, ND
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7422Pitts S1C
- Status
- Completed · report December 30, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19741026038439A
- Case key
- 143105
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3640 74/10/26 ERIE,N DAK PITTS S1C CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 52, 2495 TIME - 1400 N7422 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 204 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SCHROEDER STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ERIE,N DAK LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: OTHER AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM) SYSTEMS - HYDRAULIC SYSTEM: RESERVOIR,LINES,FITTINGS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN REMARKS- BRAKE FLUID LOST FM TOPS OF MASTER CYL DRG ACROBATIC FLT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7422
- Reported as
- Pitts S1C
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Schroeder Strip
N7422Registration cancelled Sep 7, 2017 · Pitts Special S-1CAirframe modelPitts Special S-1CEngine modelLycoming HO-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.