Pitts S1S N266Y
19 July 1977 · Boulder, Colorado, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 19 July 1977 at about 10:40 local time, a Pitts S1S registered N266Y was involved in an accident during in flight near Boulder, Colorado, 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 10:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Boulder, Colorado, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Pitts S1S
- Registration
- N266Y
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Boulder, Co → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1716
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
THROTTLE CABLE CONTACTED EXHAUST, JAMMED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Pitts S1S accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 May 1977 | Pitts S1S | Olathe, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 May 1975 | Pitts S1S | Clarksdale, Mississippi, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 May 1975 | Pitts S1S | Clarksdale, Mississippi, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 31 Aug 1975 | Pitts S1S | Centralia, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Aug 1979 | Pitts S1S | Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 24 Jan 1979 | Pitts S1S | Ft Collins, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Mar 1977 | Cessna 182Q | Mangum, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1977 | Beechcraft B24R | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Apr 1977 | Hiller UH-12E | Thermal, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 May 1977 | Piper PA-18 | Fort Plain, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jul 1977 | Cessna 188 | Brookland, Arkansas, United States | JAY H Harmon | No injuries | - |
| 1 May 1977 | Eaa Biplane P | Kennewick, Washington, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |