Houk PITTS S1-S N35DH
9 November 1986 · La Porte, Texas, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 9 November 1986 at about 20:00 local time, a Houk PITTS S1-S registered N35DH was involved in an accident near La Porte, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- La Porte, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- La Porte Arpt. (T41)
- Coordinates
- 29.6607, -95.0391
- Aircraft
- Houk PITTS S1-S
- Registration
- N35DH
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- La Porte → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Not recorded
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW87LA015
People
Injuries not recorded.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 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
A MECHANIC WAS ATTEMPTING TO PULL THE PROP THROUGH ONE REVOLUTION PRIOR TO STARTING THE ENGINE ON A PITTS S1-S. DUE TO A BAD P-LEAD ON THE MAGNETO'S THE ENGINE FIRED, CAUSING THE PROP TO STRIKE THE RIGHT LEG OF THE MECHANIC. THE MECHANICS LEG WAS AMPUTATED JUST ABOVE THE RIGHT KNEE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 20 Aug 1986 | Hughes 369-500D | Fort Stockton, Texas, United States | William O. Bowers | No injuries | - |
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| 29 Aug 1986 | Boeing A75N1 | Addison, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Sep 1986 | Boeing A75N1 | Laporte, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Sep 1986 | Boeing E75 | Sweetwater, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |