Pitts S-1C N18UN
29 July 1981 · Russelville, Pennsylvania, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 29 July 1981 at about 18:00 local time, a Pitts S-1C registered N18UN was involved in an accident during in flight near Russelville, Pennsylvania, 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 18:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Russelville, Pennsylvania, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Pitts S-1C
- Registration
- N18UN
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Z → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2028
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 LINKAGE AT THE CARB SLIDE VLV BCM DSCNCTD.LNDD IN FLD OF TALL ALFALFA.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Pitts S-1C accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Aug 1981 | Pitts S-1C | Plano, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Dec 1981 | Pitts S-1C | Kadoka, South Dakota, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 7 Sep 1981 | Pitts S-1C | Tracy, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Sep 1981 | Pitts S-1C | Troutdale, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 May 1981 | Pitts S-1C | Indianapolis, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Feb 1981 | Pitts S-1C | El Reno, Oklahoma, 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 | - |