- Date
- January 10, 1981
- Place
- Boise, ID · BOISE, ID
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N43BWPitts S-1S
- Status
- Completed · report January 30, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810110001739A
- Case key
- 127292
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0161 81/1/10 NR.BOISE,ID PITTS S-1S CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 38, UNK/NR TIME - 1300 N43BW PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, 232 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GLIDER AIRPARK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BOISE MUNI ARPT,ID BOISE,ID TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS REMARKS- INTNL SPIN FROM STALL ABOUT 500FT AGL,THEN ENTERED SECONDARY SPIN TO IMPACT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N43BW
- Reported as
- Pitts S-1S
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Glider Airpark
N43BWRegistration cancelled Nov 21, 2012 · Waugh PITTS SPECIAL S-1Airframe modelWaugh PITTS SPECIAL S-1Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.