# NTSB OAK78DVW02: Pitts Specl, N7B, Manzanar, CA, October 30, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 30, 1977
- Place: Manzanar, CA · MANZANAR, CA
- Location: 36.7399° N, 118.0806° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Manzanar, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7399&lon=-118.0806&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 11, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144700
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK78DVW02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DVW02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3658  77/10/30   MANZANAR,CA         PITTS SPECL         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 61, 1572
        TIME - 0930                    N7B                 PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 8 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MANZANAR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LONE PINE,CA                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
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- MANZANAR APRT ABANDONED,RWY CRACKED AND ROUGH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N7B (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PITTS SPECL
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Manzanar

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19771030037389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771030037389A), Oct 30, 1977: Kinner SPORTSTERK, Manzanar, NV, Substantial damage. Manzanar aprt abandoned,rwy cracked and rough.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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