Laux Pitts S-1S N30BL

Summary

On 14 September 1985 at about 21:27 local time, a Laux Pitts S-1S registered N30BL was involved in an accident near Paducah, Kentucky, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

14 September 1985 at 21:27

Classification

Accident

Location

Paducah, Kentucky, United States

Coordinates

37.0710, -88.6291

Aircraft

Laux Pitts S-1S

Registration

N30BL

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Paducah → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL85FA276

1 person died.

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 AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED IN THE LOCAL AREA FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. IT WAS PERFOMING AEROBATIC MANEUVERS. ONE WITNESS REPORTED THAT IT WAS LOWER THAN IT USUALLY WAS WHEN IT WAS PERFOMING THESE MANEUVERS. IT WAS OBSERVED TO DO AN INSIDE LOOP, ROLL INVERTED AND THEN ENTER A VERTICAL CLIMB. THE ENGINE POWER WAS REDUCED OR THE ENGINE CUT OUT AND THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED AN INVERTED SPIN. ONE WITNESS STATED THAT AFTER 3 OR 4 TURNS THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED A FLAT SPIN. THE PILOT WAS WEARING A PARACHUTE BUT WAS FOUND STILL STRAPPED IN THE AIRCRAFT. IT IMPACTED INVERTED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.