Pitts S1-S N6HA

Summary

On 4 July 1982 at about 00:50 local time, a Pitts S1-S registered N6HA, operated by Fallbrook Air Service, was involved in an accident near Fallbrook, California, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

4 July 1982 at 00:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Fallbrook, California, United States

Nearest airport

Fallbrook Community (L18)

Coordinates

33.3897, -117.2109

Aircraft

Pitts S1-S

Registration

N6HA

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Fallbrook Air Service

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Fallbrook → Fallbrook

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX82FUM09

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

WITNESS STATEMENTS VARIED WIDELY IN THE DESCRIPTION OF THE ACCIDENT. ONE WITNESS STATED THE ACFT APPEARED TO DO A FAST & TIGHT BARRELL ROLL AFTER REACHING APPROXIMATELY 50-70 FT AGL. ANOTHER WITNESS OBSERVED THE ACFT TAKE OFF AT AN UNUSUALLY HIGH ANGLE, THEN SEEMED TO GO VERY ERRATIC. ANOTHER WITNESS STATED THE ACFT MADE A NORMAL TAKEOFF TO APPROXIMATELY 200 FT AGL, THEN PITCHED DOWN ABRUPTLY TO THE RIGHT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.