- Date
- August 8, 1971
- Place
- Modesto, CA · MODESTO, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N23ECPitts Spcl S-1C
- Status
- Completed · report March 28, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162808
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2951 71/8/8 MODESTO,CALIF PITTS SPCL S-1C CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 514 TIME - 1100 N23EC PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MODESTO CITY-COUN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MODESTO,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT REMARKS- DRAGGED LOWER L WG,DMG SPAR. FIRST FLT IN TYPE ACFT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N23EC
- Reported as
- Pitts Spcl S-1C
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Modesto City-Coun