Pitts SPECIAL 51C N2148
8 December 1982 · London, Kentucky, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 8 December 1982 at about 20:18 local time, a Pitts SPECIAL 51C registered N2148, operated by Vincent Kelgen, was involved in an accident near London, Kentucky, 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 20:18
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- London, Kentucky, United States
- Nearest airport
- London-Corbin (LOZ)
- Coordinates
- 36.9304, -84.1000
- Aircraft
- Pitts SPECIAL 51C
- Registration
- N2148
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Vincent Kelgen
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Sumter → Sumter
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL83LA055
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
THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED DURING LANDING. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THERE WAS SLIGHT CROSSWIND AND THE TAIL WHEEL STEERING SPRING FAILED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Aug 1983 | Pitts SPECIAL S-1C | Hudson, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Feb 1983 | Pitts SPECIAL S-1C | St. Petersburg, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1984 | Pitts SPECIAL S2A | Apex, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Apr 1986 | Pitts SPECIAL | Homestead, Florida, United States | Robert M. Vagner | Fatal | 1 |
| 3 Nov 1990 | Pitts SPECIAL S1-S | Dekalb, Illinois, United States | Morgan, Mark William | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Aug 2011 | Pitts SPECIAL | Bessemer, Alabama, United States | Stephen L. Garrison | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 May 1982 | Cessna 205 | Hopkinsville, Kentucky, United States | James T. Catlett | No injuries | - |
| 8 Feb 1982 | Cessna C-172 | Brownsville, Kentucky, United States | Billy Thomas | Minor injuries | - |
| 30 Jul 1982 | Benson B8M | Ashland, Kentucky, United States | Michael Donahue | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Jun 1982 | Bellanca 8KCAB | Mayfield, Kentucky, United States | Lazy 8 Flying Club & SCH Inc | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Jul 1982 | Ercoupe 415-C | Richmond, Kentucky, United States | James R. Beard | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jul 1982 | Cessna 172N | Somerset, Kentucky, United States | DR. R.a. Repass | No injuries | - |