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Pitts S-2A N79DG

17 January 1979 · Montpelier, Idaho, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 17 January 1979 at about 17:43 local time, a Pitts S-2A registered N79DG was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Montpelier, Idaho, 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 17:43
Classification
Accident
Location
Montpelier, Idaho, United States
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Pitts S-2A
Registration
N79DG
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Private Owner
Purpose of flight
Ferry
Phase of flight
Landing
Route
Afton, Wy → Rock Springs, Wy
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Dusk
NTSB number
3-0022

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

LDG ON HIWAY AT DUSK. HIT PWR LINES.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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