NTSB Identification: CHI85FA004.
The docket is stored on NTSB microfiche number 26925.
Accident occurred Saturday, October 06, 1984 in OVERISEL, MI
Aircraft: KALLANSRUD/PITTS S-1C, registration: N561CK
Injuries: 1 Fatal.
NTSB investigators either traveled in support of this investigation or conducted a significant amount of investigative work without any travel, and used data obtained from various sources to prepare this aircraft accident report.MISHAP ACFT, IN COMPANY WITH ANOTHER ACFT OF SAME MAKE/MODEL, MADE PREPLANNED PASSES OVER LOCALE OF RESIDENCE PRIOR TO DEPARTURE FOR SHORT CROSS-COUNTRY. AFTER SEVERAL CIRCLES AT 500 FT AGL, MISHAP PLT BROKE OUT OF LOOSE FORMATION INTO SHALLOW DIVE; OTHER PLT OBSERVED MISHAP ACFT PASS 150-200 FT BELOW HIM THEN VISUAL CONTACT WAS LOST UNTIL JUST BEFORE THE CRASH. GROUND WITNESSES OBSERVED MISHAP ACFT EXECUTE A HALF-ROLL TO AN INVERTED ATTITUDE THEN ENTER A DIVE INTO THE GROUND.
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be:
PROPER ALTITUDE..NOT SELECTED..PILOT IN COMMAND
Contributing Factors
AEROBATICS..ATTEMPTED..PILOT IN COMMAND
Contributing Factors
OSTENTATIOUS DISPLAY..PILOT IN COMMAND
Contributing Factors
OVERCONFIDENCE IN PERSONAL ABILITY..PILOT IN COMMAND
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