- Date
- August 21, 1977
- Place
- Vancouver, WA · VANCOUVER, WA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N30059Pitts MR1
- Status
- Completed · report November 8, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770821029469A
- Case key
- 145970
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3110 77/8/21 VANCOUVER,WA PITTS MR1 CR- 1 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS PRIVATE, AGE 63, 3200 TIME - 1413 N30059 PX- 0 0 0 AIR SHOW/RACING TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - EVERGREEN AIRPORT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION VANCOUVER,WA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT REMARKS- ROLLED OUT OF 12 TURN SPIN AT ALT TOO LOW TO COMPLETE RCVRY.DIFFUSE PROSTATIC CARCINOMA.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N30059
- Reported as
- Pitts MR1
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Evergreen Airport
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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