UNK64X1456

NTSB accident investigation · Pitts Spec · Leoti, KS · April 25, 1964

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
April 25, 1964
Place
Leoti, KS · LEOTI, KS
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N11JPitts Spec
Status
Completed · report January 11, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
184867

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0125  64/4/25    LEOTI KAN           PITTS SPEC          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0900                    N11J                PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  AGE 48, 1300 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            48 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LEOTI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,ALTITUDE OR CLEARANCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING

Aircraft

Registration
N11J
Reported as
Pitts Spec
Category
Airplane, amateur-built
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Leoti

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.