Pitts S1C N8L
12 August 1970 · Santa Cruz, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 12 August 1970 at about 17:30 local time, a Pitts S1C registered N8L was involved in an accident during in flight near Santa Cruz, California, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Santa Cruz, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Skypark
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Pitts S1C
- Registration
- N8L
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3320
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
PRACTICE FOR AIR SHOW.ATMTD SLOW ROLL IMMEDIATELY AFTER TKOF.HIT GRND WHILE IN INVERTED LVL FLT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Pitts S1C accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Jun 1971 | Pitts S1C | Creswell, Oregon, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Jul 1972 | Pitts S1C | Crosby, Texas, United States | Rawe Aircraft | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Oct 1968 | Pitts S1C | Tampa, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Jul 1973 | Pitts S1C | Miles City, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 May 1973 | Pitts S1C | Athens, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 7 May 1973 | Pitts S1C | Boerne, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | E W Wiggins AI | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Albany, New York, United States | McIntyre Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1970 | N American SNJ-4 | Dothan, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Ridgely, Maryland, United States | Charles B Todd | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Torrance, California, United States | Sperry Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Aeronca 11AC | Butler, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |