Pitts S-T1 N105BA
18 September 1984 · Rockwall, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 18 September 1984 at about 21:30 local time, a Pitts S-T1 registered N105BA was involved in an accident near Rockwall, Texas, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 21:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Rockwall, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Rockwall Muni. (F46)
- Coordinates
- 32.9205, -96.4493
- Aircraft
- Pitts S-T1
- Registration
- N105BA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW84LA401
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE RWY WAS CLEAR WHEN HE TURNED ON FINAL. ONCE ON FINAL FORWARD VISIBILITY IS LIMITED AND THE PILOT DID NOT SEE THE COW UNTIL THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH IT. THE AIRPORT MANAGER WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM OF CATTLE WONDERING ONTO THE RWY BUT HAD DONE NOTHING TO IMPROVE THE SITUATION OR ADVISE PILOTS OF THE HAZARD.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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