Accident Pitts S-1S N49JC,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 368577
 
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Date:Sunday 18 June 1989
Time:12:00 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic PTS1 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Pitts S-1S
Owner/operator:American Winds Inc.
Registration: N49JC
MSN: 70048
Total airframe hrs:675 hours
Engine model:LYCOMING AEIO-360-H1A
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:Alliance, OH -   United States of America
Phase: Landing
Nature:Unknown
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
THE PILOT WAS COMPLETING A LANDING, WHEN HE ALLOWED THE MAIN LANDING GEAR OF THE AIRCRAFT TO TRACK OFF THE HARD SURFACED RUNWAY & ONTO SOFT TERRAIN. THE AIRCRAFT THEN NOSED OVER & WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.

Probable Cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN PROPER RUNWAY ALIGNMENT. THE SOFT TERRAIN WAS A RELATED FACTOR.

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: CHI89DEI01
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 3 years 1 month
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB CHI89DEI01

Location

Revision history:

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