- Date
- May 9, 1971
- Place
- Lewiston, MT · LEWISTON, MT
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N21FPitts Spec SC-1
- Status
- Completed · report February 28, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 161808
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2349 71/5/9 LEWISTON,MONT PITTS SPEC SC-1 CR- 1 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1310 N21F PX- 0 0 0 AIR SHOW/RACING 57, 21100 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 145 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LEWISTON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LEWISTON,MONT LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
Aircraft
- Registration
- N21F
- Reported as
- Pitts Spec SC-1
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Lewiston
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