- Date
- April 21, 1982, 17:50 local (22:50 UTC)
- Place
- Latrobe, PA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N1750Pitts Special S-1C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 21, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820421010539A
- Case key
- 71382
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot initiated a takeoff in winds that were gusting to 19 knots. As he raised the tail during the takeoff roll, the plane swerved right. The pilot stated that he overcorrected to the left. Subsequently, the plane departed the left side of the runway. The pilot reported that the aircraft skipped several times and became airborne. He held the wings level in a 3-point attitude to clear some trees. As he passed over the trees, the aircraft began to settle. At this point, he chopped the power and the aircraft touched down and nosed over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1750
- Reported as
- Pitts Special S-1C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1JJP
- Airframe hours
- 384
- Engine
- Lycoming O-290-G, 140 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- James D. Oberholtzer
- Registered owner
- James D. Oberholtzer
- Departed
- LBE · Latrobe, PA
- Destination
- Rostraver, PA
- Airport
- LBE · Westmoreland County, runway 21, 3,600 × 75 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 54
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 6,896 total · 8 in this make and model · 6,021 as pilot in command · 7 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 280° at 16 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Temperature
- 117 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.