- Date
- July 8, 1973
- Place
- Miles City, MT · MILES CITY, MT
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N26PPitts S1C
- Status
- Completed · report October 17, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730708017319A
- Case key
- 189147
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2467 73/7/8 MILES CITY,MONT PITTS S1C CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 22, 2200 TIME - 1045 N26P PX- 0 0 0 AIR SHOW/RACING TOTAL HOURS, 314 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MILES CITY MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MILES CITY,MONT LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM) REMARKS- DRNG AIRSHOW.WND GUSTING 10K.AIR IN BRAKE LINES.WING STRUCK RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N26P
- Reported as
- Pitts S1C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Miles City Muni
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.