- Date
- July 21, 1968
- Place
- Arco, ID · ARCO, ID
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Unknown
- Aircraft
- N86GPitts Spec
- Status
- Completed · report January 9, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 108624
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3929 68/7/21 ARCO,ID PITTS SPEC CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 55, 2500 TIME - 1630 N86G PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: BLADES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE PROP/ENGINE VIBRATION REMARKS- SEPARATED 18 INS FROM TIP.PLT PARACHUTED ONTO LAVA BED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N86G
- Reported as
- Pitts Spec
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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