Pitts S1S N7RG
1 April 1980 · Casa Grande, Arizona, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 1 April 1980 at about 11:10 local time, a Pitts S1S registered N7RG was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Casa Grande, Arizona, 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 11:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Casa Grande, Arizona, United States
- Nearest airport
- Casa Grande Muni
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Pitts S1S
- Registration
- N7RG
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Z → Z
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3787
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
UNCONTROLLED ARPT.DID NOT MAKE NORMAL 45DEG ENTRY TO DOWNWIND.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Pitts S1S accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Jun 1981 | Pitts S1S | Savannah, Tennessee, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 May 1981 | Pitts S1S | Livingston, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 1 Aug 1979 | Pitts S1S | Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 24 Jan 1979 | Pitts S1S | Ft Collins, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Nov 1982 | Pitts S1S | Wonewoc, Wisconsin, United States | George Grisson | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jul 1977 | Pitts S1S | Boulder, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1980 | Grum-Amer AA-5 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-30 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Caro-Wings FLI | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Clinton, Maryland, United States | Andrews Aero C | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Everett, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1980 | Grumman AA-1 | Sylvania, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Apr 1980 | Cessna 150 | Colusa, California, United States | Sky View Aviat | No injuries | - |