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| Date: | Saturday 10 September 1983 |
| Time: | 16:00 LT |
| Type: |  Pitts S-1S |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N2050 |
| MSN: | 1001 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 732 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-360 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Manvel, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE ACFT BUFFETTED ABNORMALLY DURING AN AEROBATIC MANEUVER SO THE PLT RELAXED THE 'G' LOADING ON THE AIRFRAME. THE PLT NOTED A CONCAVE DEFORMITY IN THE BOTTOM OF THE LEFT UPPER WING. LEVEL FLT WAS ACHIEVED TO TEST THE FLT CHARACTERISTICS OF THE ACFT. FLT CONTROL SEEMED 'NEARLY NORMAL' SO A NORMAL LANDING WAS MADE. POST LANDING INVESTIGATION REVEALED SIX BROKEN RIBS IN THE LEFT UPPER WING.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW83LA444
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| 01-Apr-2024 21:34 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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