Robert Bressler PITTS S-1E N53RB

Summary

On 18 November 1990 at about 21:10 local time, a Robert Bressler PITTS S-1E registered N53RB, operated by Bressler, Robert W., was involved in an accident near St. Francis, Kansas, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

18 November 1990 at 21:10

Classification

Accident

Location

St. Francis, Kansas, United States

Coordinates

39.7695, -101.8008

Aircraft

Robert Bressler PITTS S-1E

Registration

N53RB

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Bressler, Robert W.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Bird City → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI91DCQ01

1 person died.

THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT CONTROL.

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THE AIRPLANE WAS OBSERVED BY THREE WITNESSES DOING ACROBATIC MANEUVERS AT LOW ALTITUDE FOR FIVE MINUTES PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. WITNESSES DESCRIBE THE AIRPLANE'S LAST MANEUVER AS A VERTICAL CLIMB UNTIL IT STOPPED AND FELL OFF INTO AN INVERTED SPIN. THEY ALL CONCLUDE THEIR STATEMENTS WITH THE IMPRESSION THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING A RECOVERY FROM THE SPIN WHEN THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.