ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 13974
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| Date: | Sunday 26 September 1976 |
| Time: | 15:33 |
| Type: |  Pitts S-1C |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | N2153 |
| MSN: | APT-1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Weyers Cave, VA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Demo/Airshow/Display |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Pilot held aircraft in an invtd flat spin 4-5 turns.Pilot-delayed acro maneuver recovery
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
Netherlands National Archive, UPI photos of the crash scene: http://proxy.handle.net/10648/5af64ba2-5fc7-e78c-9333-24e74b64e37b
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 17-Feb-2021 18:05 | Hoekb03 | Updated [Source] |
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