- Date
- April 19, 1976
- Place
- Bristol, PA · BRISTOL, PA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1EYPitts S-1C
- Status
- Completed · report August 12, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760419009459A
- Case key
- 153445
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1530 76/4/19 BRISTOL,PA PITTS S-1C CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 52, 5730 TIME - 1625 N1EY PX- 0 0 0 FERRY TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - 3M DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MORRISTOWN,NJ BRISTOL,PA 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 PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT REMARKS- INADVERTENTLY APPLIED BRAKES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1EY
- Reported as
- Pitts S-1C
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- 3m
N1EYRegistration cancelled Jun 25, 2009 · EY PITTS S-1CAirframe modelEY PITTS S-1CEngine modelLycoming 0-290 series
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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.