- Date
- August 31, 1973
- Place
- Marietta, PA · MARIETTA, PA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7TPitts Spcl
- Status
- Completed · report September 20, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730831025859A
- Case key
- 189430
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2089 73/8/31 MARIETTA,PA PITTS SPCL CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS PRIVATE, AGE 52, 472 TIME - 1830 N7T PX- 0 0 0 TEST TOTAL HOURS, 0 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - E-TOWN MARIETTA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MARIETTA,PA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLIDED WITH: RUNWAY OR APPROACH LIGHTS LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT FACILITIES: TAXIWAY LIGHTING AND MARKING REMARKS- BOUNCED ON TOUCHDOWN,LDG GR SPREAD ON RECOVERY.S
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7T
- Reported as
- Pitts Spcl
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- E-Town Marietta
N7TRegistration cancelled Dec 22, 1975 · Mac Taggart Craig H PITTS SPECIAL S-1Airframe modelMac Taggart Craig H PITTS SPECIAL S-1
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N7T · 1
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