Aerotek PITTS SPECIAL S-1S N362JW
13 August 2008 · Crawford, Colorado, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 13 August 2008 at about 16:00 local time, a Aerotek PITTS SPECIAL S-1S registered N362JW was involved in an accident near Crawford, Colorado, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 16:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Crawford, Colorado, United States
- Nearest airport
- Crawford (99V)
- Coordinates
- 38.7039, -107.6436
- Aircraft
- Aerotek PITTS SPECIAL S-1S
- Registration
- N362JW
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Crawford → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN08CA142
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
the pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff. Contributing to the accident were wind gusts and rough terrain.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
During the takeoff roll after the tailwheel lifted off the runway, the airplane encountered a "strong left crosswind." The pilot attempted to correct with right rudder; however, the airplane departed the runway surface. Subsequently, the airplane contacted rough/uneven terrain, flipped over and came to rest inverted. The pilot and witnesses reported the winds at the time of calm with intermittent gusts.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Aerotek PITTS accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Jul 2008 | Aerotek PITTS S-2A | Cleveland, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 24 May 2009 | Aerotek PITTS SPEC | Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 May 2005 | Aerotek PITTS S-2A | Tracy, California, United States | Team BARF LLC | Minor injuries | - |
| 2 Dec 2012 | Aerotek PITTS S-1T | Billings, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jan 2004 | Aerotek PITTS SPECIAL S-1S | Crawford, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jun 2013 | Aerotek PITTS S-2B | Cleveland, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan 2008 | Cessna 152 | Loveland, Colorado, United States | Colorado Contrails | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jul 2008 | Curtiss-Wright 12Q | Erie, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Apr 2008 | Mooney M20E | Erie, Colorado, United States | Facey Enterprises, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 8 May 2008 | Cessna 182 | Black Hawk, Colorado, United States | Winkmaggair, LLC | Fatal | 1 |
| 24 Jul 2008 | Airbus A319-114 | Denver, Colorado, United States | Centre Air Canada | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jul 2008 | Beechcraft 35-C33A | Longmont, Colorado, United States | Brian Higley | No injuries | - |