- Date
- May 29, 1972
- Place
- Derry, PA · DERRY, PA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N513WPitts Spcl S-1
- Status
- Completed · report October 18, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 166723
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0459 72/5/29 DERRY,PA PITTS SPCL S-1 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1615 N513W PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE AGE 43, 3334 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 43 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LATROBE,PA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE REMARKS- ENTERED INVERTED FLAT SPIN FROM ATTEMPT AT OUTSIDE SNAP ROLL.UNABLE TO RECOVER.PLT BAILED OUT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N513W
- Reported as
- Pitts Spcl S-1
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N513WRegistration cancelled Aug 14, 1972 · Sanderson PITTS SPECIAL SPS-1Airframe modelSanderson PITTS SPECIAL SPS-1
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