Pitts S1 accidents
The NTSB database holds 32 accidents and incidents involving the Pitts S1, recorded between 1973 to 2024. 11 of them were fatal (34%), and 11 people died.
The deadliest year was 1979, with 3 deaths.
The phase of flight recorded most often is in flight (9 records).
Most of these records are from United States and Germany.
14 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.
32
Records
11
Fatal
11
Deaths
34%
Share fatal
1973 to 2024
Period
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18 of 32 have coordinates
By decade
Where these happened
All 32 records by number of deaths, then by date
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Sep 2020 | Pitts S1 | Kulmbach, Germany | Plane Fun Inc Tr Trustee | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 Aug 2000 | Pitts S1-T | Vero Beach, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 May 1993 | Pitts S1 | Madison, Minnesota, United States | Keltgen, John J. | Fatal | 1 |
| 4 Jul 1982 | Pitts S1-S | Fallbrook, California, United States | Fallbrook Air Service | Fatal | 1 |
| 1 Nov 1981 | Pitts S1-C | Livermore, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 Jul 1980 | Pitts S1 | Centerville, Iowa, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 17 Jul 1979 | Pitts S1 | Warren, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 17 Jun 1979 | Pitts S1-C | Southaven, Mississippi, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 May 1979 | Pitts S1 | Artesia, New Mexico, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 10 Jun 1977 | Pitts S1 | Forrest Grove, Oregon, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Apr 1976 | Pitts S1-C | Merritt Island, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 Aug 2024 | Pitts S1 | Santa Paula, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 2022 | Pitts S1 | Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Nov 2019 | Pitts S1 | Monument Valley, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Sep 2019 | Pitts S1 | Reno, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jan 2019 | Pitts S1 | Torrance, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Jul 1998 | Pitts S1-S | Tracy, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 11 Mar 1998 | Pitts S1-S | Zephyrhills, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1998 | Pitts S1 | Prescott, Arizona, United States | BOB Sweginnis | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jul 1994 | Pitts S1 | Heber City, Utah, United States | Burke, Jonathon | No injuries | - |
| 13 Apr 1994 | Pitts S1-C | Lakeland, Florida, United States | Walters, Linn R. | No injuries | - |
| 23 Sep 1993 | Pitts S1-T | Sherman, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Aug 1990 | Pitts S1-S | Palm City, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Dec 1985 | Pitts S1-C | San Jose, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 May 1983 | Pitts S1-SP | Wetumpka, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Nov 1982 | Pitts S1 | San Andreas, California, United States | Jerald R. Fisher | No injuries | - |
| 14 May 1978 | Pitts S1 | Beulaville, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Feb 1978 | Pitts S1-S | Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Jun 1977 | Pitts S1 | Lockport, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Mar 1977 | Pitts S1 | Clinton, Maryland, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Aug 1974 | Pitts S1-C | Forest Lake, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jul 1973 | Pitts S1-D | Greentown, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |