Carter PITTS SPECIAL S-1 N57WC
28 April 1983 · Sebring, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 28 April 1983 at about 14:00 local time, a Carter PITTS SPECIAL S-1 registered N57WC was involved in an accident near Sebring, Florida, 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 14:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Sebring, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Sebring (SEF)
- Coordinates
- 27.4903, -81.4508
- Aircraft
- Carter PITTS SPECIAL S-1
- Registration
- N57WC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA83LA132
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 ACFT WAS LANDED BEHIND A PIPER NAVAJO AND ROLLED RIGHT AND LEFT STRIKING BOTH WING TIPS BEFORE NOSING OVER. THE PILOT BELIEVES SHE ENCOUNTERED VORTEX TURBULENCE FROM THE PIPER NAVAJO WHICH LANDED IN FRONT OF HER. THE WEATHER WAS VMCAND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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