Pitts S1 N2543
17 July 1979 · Warren, Ohio, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 17 July 1979 at about 13:20 local time, a Pitts S1 registered N2543 was involved in an accident during in flight near Warren, Ohio, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Warren, Ohio, United States
- Nearest airport
- Warren
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Pitts S1
- Registration
- N2543
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2978
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 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
WITNESSES SAW AC STALL, SPIN, THEN GO INTO FLAT INVERTED SPIN.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Pitts S1 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Jun 1979 | Pitts S1-C | Southaven, Mississippi, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 May 1979 | Pitts S1 | Artesia, New Mexico, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 May 1978 | Pitts S1 | Beulaville, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jul 1980 | Pitts S1 | Centerville, Iowa, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Feb 1978 | Pitts S1-S | Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Mar 1977 | Pitts S1 | Clinton, Maryland, United States | - | Minor 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 | - |