TUCSON, AZ, USA
N56AB
BASTIAN PITTS S1S
THE PLT STATED AFTER THE ACCIDENT THAT HE WAS FLYING INVERTED WHEN HE EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE FAILURE. SEVERAL IN FLIGHT RESTART ATTEMPTS WERE UNSUCCESSFUL AND THE PILOT INITIATED A FORCED LANDING ON A DIRT ROAD. WHILE ON FINAL APCH TO THE DIRT ROAD, A PICK UP TRUCK ENTERED ONTO THE ROAD WHICH FORCED THE PILOT TO LAND IN THE ROUGH DESERT ENVIRONMENT ADJACENT TO THE ROAD. PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN, THE ACFT STRUCK THE TOP OF A DITCH.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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