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| Date: | Wednesday 10 May 1972 |
| Time: | 17:20 |
| Type: |  Pitts S-1S |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | N98X |
| MSN: | 13P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Merced, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
lwr r wing disintegrated during low level pract forair show,cause of matl failure not determined.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
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