Beggs PITTS S-1 N16GB
20 December 1986 · El Paso, Texas, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 20 December 1986 at about 22:21 local time, a Beggs PITTS S-1 registered N16GB was involved in an accident near El Paso, Texas, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 22:21
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- El Paso, Texas, United States
- Coordinates
- 31.6404, -106.2704
- Aircraft
- Beggs PITTS S-1
- Registration
- N16GB
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- El Paso → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW87DQA01
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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
COMMERCIAL PILOT PRACTICING AEROBATICS IN PITTS S1 EXPERIMENTAL HOMEBUILT AIRCRAFT ENTERED SPIN. PILOT FAILED TO RECOVER CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT DURING DESCENT. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TERRAIN APPROXIMATELY 1/2 MILE SOUTH OF WEST TEXAS AIRPORT NEAR EL PASO, TX.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 2 Sep 1986 | Boeing E75 | Sweetwater, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |