- Date
- September 9, 1973
- Place
- Spokane, WA · SPOKANE, WA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5SPitts S-1C
- Status
- Completed · report March 15, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730909029449A
- Case key
- 187819
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4042 73/9/9 SPOKANE,WASH PITTS S-1C CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 3716 TIME - 1400 N5S PX- 0 0 0 FERRY TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FELTS FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP EVERETT,WASH SPOKANE,WASH WENATCHEE,WASH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- L WG TIP HIT RWY DURNG GRND LOOP. DMGD MN SPAR OF LWR L WG. L BRAKE INOP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5S
- Reported as
- Pitts S-1C
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Felts Field
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Other investigations on N5S · 1
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