Pitts S1C accidents
The NTSB database holds 28 accidents and incidents involving the Pitts S1C, recorded between 1968 to 2025. 5 of them were fatal (18%), and 5 people died.
The deadliest year was 1973, with 2 deaths.
The phase of flight recorded most often is landing (8 records).
Most of these records are from United States.
18 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.
28
Records
5
Fatal
5
Deaths
18%
Share fatal
1968 to 2025
Period
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10 of 28 have coordinates
By decade
Where these happened
Operators involved
All 28 records by number of deaths, then by date
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Jun 1981 | Pitts S1C | Leroy, Louisiana, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 19 May 1979 | Pitts S1C | Morgan Point, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 Dec 1973 | Pitts S1C | Leesburg, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 17 May 1973 | Pitts S1C | Athens, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Oct 1968 | Pitts S1C | Tampa, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 6 Oct 2025 | Pitts S1C | Mount Washington, Kentucky, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Apr 2002 | Pitts S1C | Gainesville, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Dec 1999 | Pitts S1C | Creedmore, North Carolina, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 May 1997 | Pitts S1C | Salem, Ohio, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Oct 1994 | Pitts S1C | Plant City, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jan 1993 | Pitts S1C | Godley, Texas, United States | Blair, Geary L. | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Jun 1991 | Pitts S1C | Houston, Texas, United States | Joseph A. Pacht | No injuries | - |
| 19 Oct 1985 | Pitts S1C | Goodland, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Mar 1985 | Pitts S1C | Durham, North Carolina, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Dec 1982 | Pitts S1C | 6 N.w. Half Moo, California, United States | Norman H. Kirby | No injuries | - |
| 6 Sep 1981 | Pitts S1C | Lockport, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jun 1981 | Pitts S1C | Ft Collins, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 May 1979 | Pitts S1C | Sparland, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1978 | Pitts S1C | Moscow, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Aug 1977 | Pitts S1C | Clinton, Michigan, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 18 Aug 1977 | Pitts S1C | Redding, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jun 1977 | Pitts S1C | Nashua, New Hampshire, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 26 Oct 1974 | Pitts S1C | Erie, North Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jul 1973 | Pitts S1C | Miles City, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 May 1973 | Pitts S1C | Boerne, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jul 1972 | Pitts S1C | Crosby, Texas, United States | Rawe Aircraft | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Jun 1971 | Pitts S1C | Creswell, Oregon, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 12 Aug 1970 | Pitts S1C | Santa Cruz, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |