Pitts S-1 N1ES
1 August 1981 · Dodge City, Kansas, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 1 August 1981 at about 14:52 local time, a Pitts S-1 registered N1ES was involved in an accident during in flight near Dodge City, Kansas, 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 14:52
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Dodge City, Kansas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Dodge City Muni
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Pitts S-1
- Registration
- N1ES
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Air Show/Air Racing
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2217
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 ESTIMATED PLT BGN SPLIT S FM 100 TO 15OFT AGL.D/A APRX 5400FT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Pitts S-1 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Mar 1981 | Pitts S-1 | Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Sep 1981 | Pitts S-1 | Cleveland, Tennessee, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 May 1981 | Pitts S-1 | Tracy, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Feb 1981 | Pitts S-1 | San Carlos, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Oct 1981 | Pitts S-1 | Jonesboro, Arkansas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 24 Sep 1980 | Pitts S-1 | Dumas, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 1981 | Cessna 150 | Ellenville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 1981 | Aerospatial AS-350 | Garden City, New York, United States | Island Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1981 | Cessna 172 | Payson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1981 | Cessna 172 | Cullison, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1981 | Cessna 500 | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | Georgia-Pacifi | Fatal | 5 |
| 16 Jun 1981 | Bell 212 | Angleton, Texas, United States | Houston Helico | Minor injuries | - |