Pitts S2A N8072
20 April 1979 · Moss Landing, California, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 20 April 1979 at about 10:10 local time, a Pitts S2A registered N8072 was involved in an accident during in flight near Moss Landing, California, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Moss Landing, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Pitts S2A
- Registration
- N8072
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Watsonville, Ca → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0780
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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
PILOT COULD NOT RECOVER FROM INTENTIONAL INVERTED FLAT SPIN.ACFT NOT SPIN CHUTE EQUIPPED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Pitts S2A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jul 1979 | Pitts S2A | Ottawa, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jul 1978 | Pitts S2A | Ottawa, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jun 1980 | Pitts S2A | Salt St Marie, Michigan, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1980 | Pitts S2A | Redlands, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Mar 1977 | Pitts S2A | Ft.lauderdale, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 15 Oct 1975 | Pitts S2A | Harrison, Ohio, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Feb 1979 | Cessna 180 | Waunakee, Wisconsin, United States | Anderson Enter | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1979 | Beechcraft P35 | Mormon Mesa, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 1979 | Bell 47G2M | Guadalupe, California, United States | R & S Dusters | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1979 | Beechcraft F33A | Goodyear, Arizona, United States | Air Trng Centr | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1979 | Piper PA-28 | Melbourne, Florida, United States | FIT Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1979 | Piper PA-20 | Red Star, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |