Pitts Spec SC-1 N230K
15 August 1971 · Smithfield, Illinois, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 15 August 1971 at about 16:30 local time, a Pitts Spec SC-1 registered N230K was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Smithfield, Illinois, 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 16:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Smithfield, Illinois, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Pitts Spec SC-1
- Registration
- N230K
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Pekin, Ill → Fort Madison, Iowa
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3028
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
PLT SAW ACFT CRASH IN AREA.LANDED TO RENDER ASSISTANCE TO DOWNED ACFT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Pitts Spec SC-1 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 May 1971 | Pitts Spec SC-1 | Lewiston, Montana, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 31 Aug 1968 | Pitts Spec SC-1 | Sanford, Maine, 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 | - |