Pitts Spcl SIS N9RS
29 September 1976 · Prescott, Arizona, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 29 September 1976 at about 18:20 local time, a Pitts Spcl SIS registered N9RS was involved in an accident during in flight near Prescott, Arizona, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Prescott, Arizona, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Pitts Spcl SIS
- Registration
- N9RS
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- 3-3249
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
PILOT FAILED TO USE PARACHUTE IN SUFFICENT TIME.RECENTLY PURCHASED ACFT, UN TO RECOVER FM SPIN.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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