Pitts SPECIAL S1-S N983BW

Summary

On 3 November 1990 at about 18:53 local time, a Pitts SPECIAL S1-S registered N983BW, operated by Morgan, Mark William, was involved in an accident near Dekalb, Illinois, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

3 November 1990 at 18:53

Classification

Accident

Location

Dekalb, Illinois, United States

Nearest airport

Dekalb Taylor Muni (DKB)

Coordinates

41.8908, -88.7508

Aircraft

Pitts SPECIAL S1-S

Registration

N983BW

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Morgan, Mark William

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI91DEE01

1 person died.

THE PILOT'S ATTEMPT TO PERFORM AEROBATIC MANEUVERS AT LOW ALTITUDE.

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A PRIVATE PILOT REFUELED HIS HOMEBUILT AIRCRAFT AND TALKED WITH ACQUAINTENCES AND SERVICE PERSONNEL BEFORE TAKEOFF. WITNESSES ON THE FLIGHT LINE DESCRIBE A NORMAL TAKEOFF TO LESS THAN 100 FEET ABOVE THE RUNWAY, WHERE THE AIRPLANE PUSHED OVER AND ACCELERATED IN LEVEL FLIGHT. ABEAM THE TERMINAL AND FLIGHT LINE, THE AIRPLANE ROLLED RIGHT TO THE INVERTED POSITION AND PAUSED BEFORE CONTINUING ITS RIGHT ROLL. THE AIRPLANE STRUCK GROUND WITH THE RIGHT WINGTIP SHORT OF A COMPLETE REVOLUTION.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.