Pitts Spcl S-1C N1XX
3 March 1974 · Santa Ana, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 3 March 1974 at about 10:05 local time, a Pitts Spcl S-1C registered N1XX was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Santa Ana, 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 10:05
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Santa Ana, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Orange County
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Pitts Spcl S-1C
- Registration
- N1XX
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Burbank, Calif → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0263
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 REPORTED STRONG GUST.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Pitts Spcl S-1C accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 May 1974 | Pitts Spcl S-1C | Mead, Washington, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1975 | Pitts Spcl S-1C | Apple Valley, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1975 | Pitts Spcl S-1C | Apple Valley, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Sep 1976 | Pitts Spcl S-1C | Weyers Cave, Virginia, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 29 Jul 1971 | Pitts Spcl S-1C | Williamson, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Aug 1971 | Pitts Spcl S-1C | Modesto, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jan 1974 | Aeronca 7BCM | Arboles, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Feb 1974 | Piper PA-18 | Joliet, Illinois, United States | Joliet Municip | No injuries | - |
| 23 Feb 1974 | Cessna 172 | Ely, Minnesota, United States | Wilderness WIN | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1974 | Bell 47G-2 | Seward, Alaska, United States | Heli-Lift, Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 May 1974 | Sikorsky S55B | Kaneohe, Hawaii, United States | Rotorlift Inc | No injuries | - |
| 4 May 1974 | Cessna 206 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |