- Date
- July 16, 1977
- Place
- Jordan, MN · JORDAN, MN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N2997GPitts S-1S
- Status
- Completed · report March 6, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770716042369A
- Case key
- 145566
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4022 77/7/16 JORDAN,MN PITTS S-1S CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1900 N2997G PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 66, 34000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 UNK/NR IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION EDEN PRAIRIE,MN LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS COLLIDED WITH: CROP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: OTHER FACTOR(S) WEATHER - HIGH TEMPERATURE COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 100 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- PLT STATED 100/130 NOT AVAILABLE SO HE USED 100 LOW LEAD. VAPOR LOCK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2997G
- Reported as
- Pitts S-1S
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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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.
Other investigations on N2997G · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ERA11CA477Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBessemer, ALThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.NTSB MIA95LA003Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPlant City, FLThe failure of the pilot in command to maintain directional control during landing resulting in the aircraft running off the side of the runway and nosing over in soft terrain.