Pitts S-1T N742MA
2 September 2025 · Danbury, Connecticut, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 2 September 2025 at about 15:00 local time, a Pitts S-1T registered N742MA was involved in an accident near Danbury, Connecticut, 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 15:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Danbury, Connecticut, United States
- Nearest airport
- Danbury Muni (DXR)
- Coordinates
- 41.3715, -73.4822
- Aircraft
- Pitts S-1T
- Registration
- N742MA
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1982
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Doylestown → Nashua
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ERA25LA381
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 the landing rollout, which resulted in a ground loop.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane was landing, and stated that during the landing rollout, while decelerating, the airplane veered to the right and ground looped. The airplane’s left wingtip contacted the runway surface during the ground loop and was substantially damaged. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures of the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Pitts S-1T accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Aug 2025 | Pitts S-1T | Goodyear, Arizona, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 17 Feb 2022 | Pitts S-1T | Spring, Texas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 8 Nov 1986 | Pitts S-1T | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 18 Sep 1983 | Pitts S-1T | Haskell, Oklahoma, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1978 | Pitts S-1T | Taylor, Arizona, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Mar 2025 | Wild Sky GOAT | Chester, Connecticut, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 10 Oct 2025 | Socata TB 10 | New Milford, Connecticut, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jul 2025 | Beechcraft A23-24 | Windham, Connecticut, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Oct 2025 | Cessna 140 | Plymouth, Connecticut, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Nov 2025 | Cessna 172 | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Sep 2025 | Cessna 172K | Salisbury, Connecticut, United States | Wings Over Texas Holdings LLC | Minor injuries | - |