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Thomas PITTS SPECIAL S1-SP N44GP

27 September 1984 · Niceville, Florida, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 27 September 1984 at about 17:00 local time, a Thomas PITTS SPECIAL S1-SP registered N44GP was involved in an accident near Niceville, 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 17:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Niceville, Florida, United States
Coordinates
30.5298, -86.4802
Aircraft
Thomas PITTS SPECIAL S1-SP
Registration
N44GP
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Niceville → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
MIA84LA262

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

DUE TO FAILURE OF THE ENGINE THROTTLE LINKAGE THE ENGINE DECELERATED TO IDLE POWER. THE PLT ELECTED TO PERFORM A FORCED LANDING IN A BAYOU.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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