ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 13964
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| Date: | Saturday 12 March 1977 |
| Time: | 14:00 |
| Type: |  Pitts S-2A |
| Owner/operator: | Alvin E. Evanson |
| Registration: | N23WB |
| MSN: | 2029 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Atlantic Ocean, off Fort Lauderdale, Florida -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport, Fort Lauderdale, Florida (FLL/KFLL) |
| Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport, Fort Lauderdale, Florida (FLL/KFLL) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written off (destroyed) March 12, 1977 when crashed into the Atlantic Ocean off Fort Lauderdale, Florida: aircraft entered inverted spin at about 2,000 feet. According to the official NTSB report into the accident, the pilot misjudged the aircraft's altitude, and entered the spin at too low an altitude. The pilot - the sole person on board - was killed. The Pilot's license had previously been suspended.
Registration N23WB cancelled by the FAA on July 21, 1977
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: MIA77FKT28 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=56633&key=0
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=23WB
3. http://planecrashmap.com/plane/fl/N23WB/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 20-Mar-2017 02:53 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Mar-2017 02:54 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 20-Mar-2017 02:57 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Destination airport] |
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