Pitts SPECL N7B
30 October 1977 · Manzanar, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 30 October 1977 at about 09:30 local time, a Pitts SPECL registered N7B was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Manzanar, California, 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 09:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Manzanar, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Manzanar
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Pitts SPECL
- Registration
- N7B
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Lone Pine, Ca → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3658
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
MANZANAR APRT ABANDONED, RWY CRACKED AND ROUGH.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Pitts SPECL accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Mar 1966 | Pitts SPECL | Tucson Ariz, Arizona, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 3 Jul 1966 | Pitts SPECL | Rice Lake Wis, Wisconsin, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 15 May 1965 | Pitts Specl | Longmont Colo, Colorado, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Mar 1977 | Cessna 182Q | Mangum, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1977 | Beechcraft B24R | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Apr 1977 | Hiller UH-12E | Thermal, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 May 1977 | Piper PA-18 | Fort Plain, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jul 1977 | Cessna 188 | Brookland, Arkansas, United States | JAY H Harmon | No injuries | - |
| 1 May 1977 | Eaa Biplane P | Kennewick, Washington, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |