- Date
- May 21, 1978
- Place
- Latrobe, PA · LATROBE, PA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N44LHPitts S2S
- Status
- Completed · report July 28, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780521013199A
- Case key
- 142036
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1573 78/5/21 NR.LATROBE,PA PITTS S2S CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1130 N44LH PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 49, 5079 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 39 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LATROBE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LATROBE,PA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: RUNWAY OR APPROACH LIGHTS LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N44LH
- Reported as
- Pitts S2S
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Latrobe
N44LHRegistered now · Aerotek PITTS S-2AAirframe modelAerotek PITTS S-2AEngine modelLycoming GSO-435 SERIE
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N44LH · 1
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