- Date
- May 13, 1972
- Place
- Crewe, VA · CREWE, VA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5011Pitts S-1
- Status
- Completed · report February 8, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 166212
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1583 72/5/13 CREWE,VA PITTS S-1 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 8414 TIME - 1745 N5011 PX- 0 0 0 SOLO TOTAL HOURS, 12 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CREWE MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FREDERICKSBURG,VA CREWE,VA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS REMARKS- EXCESSIVE BRAKING.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5011
- Reported as
- Pitts S-1
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Crewe Muni
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