Pitts Special S-1S N166S

Summary

On 26 May 1982 at about 18:00 local time, a Pitts Special S-1S registered N166S, operated by Daniel W. Bravenec, was involved in an accident near Huntsville, Texas, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

26 May 1982 at 18:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Huntsville, Texas, United States

Coordinates

30.7102, -95.5397

Aircraft

Pitts Special S-1S

Registration

N166S

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Daniel W. Bravenec

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Huntsville → Conroe

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW82DA193

Nobody was injured.

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

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING FLIGHT AT 1500 FT AGL, THERE WAS A VIOLENT EXPLOSIVE FAILURE OF THE ENGINE AND BLACK SMOKE ENTERED THE COCKPIT. HE ELECTED TO LAND BETWEEN CARS ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. HE CLEARED OVER ONE CAR, BUT THE DRIVER OF THE NEXT CAR ABOUT 300 FT AHEAD PUT ON HIS BRAKES. THE PILOT MANEUVERED TO THE MEDIAN, BUT RIGHT GEAR STRUCK A BUSH. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE PLANE FLIPPED AND CAME TO REST IN AN INVERTED POSITION. THE DRIVER OF A PASSING CAR AND A FRIEND TURNED THE AIRCRAFT RIGHT SIDE UP AND HELPED THE PILOT OUT OF THE PLANE. THE PILOT STATED THAT A BEARING FAILURE CAUSED THE LOSS OF POWER.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.