- Date
- July 22, 1980
- Place
- Centerville, IA · CENTERVILLE, IA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N1012SPitts S1
- Status
- Completed · report August 29, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 129923
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1612 80/7/22 NR.CENTERVILLE,IA PITTS S1 CR- 1 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS PRIVATE, AGE 62, 3901 TIME - 1122 N1012S PX- 0 0 0 AIR SHOW/RACING TOTAL HOURS, 269 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CENTERVILLE MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CENTERVILLE,IA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS STALL IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: PISTON,PISTON RINGS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOW COMPRESSION POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: CARBURETOR MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WRONG PART PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE SCATTERED UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 91 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 230 14 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- RINGS WORN BEYOND SVCBL LMTS.CARB FOR 180HP ENG.33HRS SINCE ANNUAL.DA APRX 3600FT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1012S
- Reported as
- Pitts S1
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Centerville Muni
N1012SRegistration cancelled Feb 22, 1984 · Simpson PITTS SPECIAL S1CAirframe modelSimpson PITTS SPECIAL S1C
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.