- Date
- March 13, 1976
- Place
- Coalinga, CA · COALINGA, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N921RPitts S-1S
- Status
- Completed · report May 5, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 153005
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0757 76/3/13 COALINGA,CA PITTS S-1S CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 1050 TIME - 1300 N921R PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 650 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - COALINGA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP RIVERSIDE,CA FIREBAUGH,CA COALINGA,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- L BRAKE LOCKED,UNDET DUE IMPACT DMG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N921R
- Reported as
- Pitts S-1S
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Coalinga