- Date
- August 13, 1983, 11:00 local (18:00 UTC)
- Place
- Madras, OR
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8067Pitts S-1S
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830813043609A
- Case key
- 39753
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The acft collided with the ground while performing low level aerobatics over the arpt. The pilot stated that was practicing a low level pass over the arpt and that while rolling he felt the acft was not responding correctly. He said his rate of descent was greater than anticipated and felt he may have encountered a downdraft. The acft crashed offthe rwy in sagebrush and sand in an inverted position.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8067
- Reported as
- Pitts S-1S
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1-0036
- Airframe hours
- 652
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-C1E6, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- William E. Stone
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 29, 1983
- Departed
- S33 · Madras, OR
- Airport
- S33 · Madras City County
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 56
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 5,000 total · 652 in this make and model · 5,000 as pilot in command · 50 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.