Pitts MR1 N30059
21 August 1977 · Vancouver, Washington, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 21 August 1977 at about 14:13 local time, a Pitts MR1 registered N30059 was involved in an accident during in flight near Vancouver, Washington, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:13
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Vancouver, Washington, United States
- Nearest airport
- Evergreen Airport
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Pitts MR1
- Registration
- N30059
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Air Show/Air Racing
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3110
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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
ROLLED OUT OF 12 TURN SPIN AT ALT TOO LOW TO COMPLETE RCVRY.DIFFUSE PROSTATIC CARCINOMA.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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