- Date
- May 12, 1972
- Place
- Woodlake, CA · WOODLAKE, CA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N1151HPitts S-1S
- Status
- Completed · report September 18, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165330
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0151 72/5/12 WOODLAKE,CALIF PITTS S-1S CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 2200 TIME - 1900 N1151H PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WOODLAKE,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- PRACTICING FOR AIR SHOW.HIT GND DRG RCVRY FRM ACROBATIC MANUEVER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1151H
- Reported as
- Pitts S-1S
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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