Pitts SPCL N2163
24 July 1971 · Akron, Ohio, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 24 July 1971 at about 15:46 local time, a Pitts SPCL registered N2163 was involved in an accident during in flight near Akron, Ohio, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:46
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Akron, Ohio, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Pitts SPCL
- Registration
- N2163
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Orville, Ohio → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2779
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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
NR1 CYL EXH VALVE HEAD, STEM SEPD, ALUM PISTON BREAK-UP.OIL PASSAGES CLOGGED FRM ALUM PARTICLES.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Pitts SPCL accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Jun 1970 | Pitts SPCL | Monee, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Aug 1973 | Pitts SPCL | Marietta, Pennsylvania, United States | Seven Tango | No injuries | - |
| 4 Oct 1975 | Pitts SPCL | Maytown, Pennsylvania, United States | Seven Tango FL | No injuries | - |
| 12 Sep 1976 | Pitts SPCL | El Dorado, Arkansas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 29 Sep 1977 | Pitts SPCL | Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1971 | M Mustang M-1 | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1971 | Cessna 172 | Creston, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-22 | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1971 | Cessna 172K | Bethany, Oklahoma, United States | Diamond Air, In | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1971 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Portage, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 May 1971 | Flybaby 1A | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |