Pitts 6-260 N7JY
25 March 1980 · Frazier Park, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 25 March 1980 at about 14:35 local time, a Pitts 6-260 registered N7JY was involved in an accident during in flight near Frazier Park, California, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:35
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Frazier Park, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Pitts 6-260
- Registration
- N7JY
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Compton, Ca → Delano, Ca
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0297
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
ACFT OBSD CIRCLING BFR ACCIDENT.WINDSHIELD COVERED WITH 1/2IN ICE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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