Pitts SPECIAL S-1C N22R
14 August 1983 · Hudson, Colorado, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 14 August 1983 at about 19:00 local time, a Pitts SPECIAL S-1C registered N22R was involved in an accident near Hudson, Colorado, 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 19:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Hudson, Colorado, United States
- Nearest airport
- Lindys (7C03)
- Coordinates
- 40.0700, -104.6393
- Aircraft
- Pitts SPECIAL S-1C
- Registration
- N22R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Boulder → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN83LA188
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
AFTER ARRIVING, THE PLT LANDED THE ACFT ON A TURF RWY THAT WAS STILL WET DUE TO A HEAVY RAIN ON THE PREVIOUS DAY. DURING THE LANDING ROLL-OUT, WET GRASS & MUD ACCUMULATED IN THE MAIN WHEEL PANTS. THE PLT SAID THAT THE WHEELS SUBSEQUENTLY LOCKED UP & THE ACFT NOSED OVER. ACCORDING TO THE PLT, THE WIND WAS CALM. ABOUT 20 MI SOUTH A DENVER, THE WIND WAS FROM 130 DEG AT 7 KTS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Pitts SPECIAL accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Feb 1983 | Pitts SPECIAL S-1C | St. Petersburg, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 8 Dec 1982 | Pitts SPECIAL 51C | London, Kentucky, United States | Vincent Kelgen | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1984 | Pitts SPECIAL S2A | Apex, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Apr 1986 | Pitts SPECIAL | Homestead, Florida, United States | Robert M. Vagner | Fatal | 1 |
| 3 Nov 1990 | Pitts SPECIAL S1-S | Dekalb, Illinois, United States | Morgan, Mark William | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Aug 2011 | Pitts SPECIAL | Bessemer, Alabama, United States | Stephen L. Garrison | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jun 1983 | Taylorcraft BC12D | Vernon, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jul 1983 | Beechcraft C-23 | Colorado Spring, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jul 1983 | Cessna 188A | Burlington, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jul 1983 | Cessna 172 | Salida, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jul 1983 | Cessna 182P | Gunnison, Colorado, United States | Travis AFB Aero Club | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jul 1983 | Mooney M20J | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |