Brown Pitts S-1 accident near Incline Vlg, NV
On February 6, 2007, a Brown Pitts S-1 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Incline Vlg, NV. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- February 6, 2007
- Place
- Incline Vlg, NV
- Aircraft
- Brown Pitts S-1 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 39.175°N, 119.902°W
- NTSB ID
- 20070214X00186
Official records · SEA07LA060
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
1.1 History of the Flight On February 6, 2007, about 1530 Pacific standard time, an experimental Brown Pitts S-1 airplane, N20164, collided with the frozen surface of Marlette Lake near Incline Village, Nevada. The pilot, who was also the registered owner of the airplane, was operating it under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91. The airline transport pilot, the sole occupant, sustained fatal injuries. The airplane sustained substantial damage. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The pilot departed from Carson Airport, Carson City, Nevada, about 1500 for the local area flight. The pilot was reported missing, and the accident site was located on February 8, at 1030. The day of the accident, a pilot who rented a hangar next to the accident pilot saw him preparing for a flight. According to the witness, the accident pilot indicated that he was going flying, "...up and down the river." He observed the accident pilot taxi from his hangar to runway 27, and approximately 10 minutes later at 1500, the flight departed westbound. The witness stated that the accident pilot usually flew the airplane for 30 minutes to 1 hour per flight. 1.2 Personnel Information 1.2.1 Pilot Information The pilot held an airline transport certificate for multi-engine airplanes and a commercial pilot certificate for single-engine airplanes. He also held a mechanic certificate for airframe and power plant, in addition to a ground instructor certificate. The pilot held an expired certified flight instructor certificate. The pilot's last medical certificate was a second cla
Probable cause
The airplane collided with a frozen lake for undetermined reasons. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's intentional operation of the airplane while impaired by alcohol and the FAA's failure to obtain additional information about the pilot's self-reported driver's license suspension.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
