Pitts Special S-1C N54JB

Summary

On 15 October 1984 at about 16:00 local time, a Pitts Special S-1C registered N54JB, operated by James W. Bryan, was involved in an accident near Punta Gorda, Florida, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

15 October 1984 at 16:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Punta Gorda, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Charlotte County (PGD)

Coordinates

26.8895, -82.0498

Aircraft

Pitts Special S-1C

Registration

N54JB

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

James W. Bryan

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Punta Gorda → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA85FA009

1 person was seriously injured.

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 BEING TESTED FOR HI-SPEED TAXI STABILITY. DURING THE 3RD TAXI RUN THE ACFT BECAME AIRBORNE AND A DECISION TO CONTINUE FLT AROUND THE TRAFFIC PATTERN WAS MADE. THE PLT NOTICED THE OIL TEMP AT 220 DEGREES & INCREASING. THE DECISION TO LAND ON RWY 21 WAS ABANDONED IN FAVOR OF 15 TO SHORTEN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN. THE PLT ADVANCED THE THROTTLE ONTHE IDLING ENG BUT THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. THE ACFT DESCENDED AND COLLIDED WITH A 25 FT TREE. THE ACFT CRASHED TO THE GROUND 1000 FT FROM THE APCH END OF RWY 15. THE INJURED PLT AND HIS WRECKED ACFT WERE SEARCHED FOR WHEN HE DID NOT RETURN. THE SEARCH PARTY LOCATED THE ACFT & PLT AT APRX 1515 EDT, ABOUT 3 HRS AFTER INITIAL TAKEOFF. NO EVIDENCE OF ANY FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION WAS FOUND IN THE ACFT ENG OR CONTROLS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.