Pitts S-1 N13S
27 June 1970 · Winchester, Indiana, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 27 June 1970 at about 08:30 local time, a Pitts S-1 registered N13S was involved in an accident during in flight near Winchester, Indiana, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 08:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Winchester, Indiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Rodger Cox
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Pitts S-1
- Registration
- N13S
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Practice
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- 3-1249
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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
ACFT NOT EQPD WITH INVERTED FLT SYS.APRX 300-400FT ACFT OBSVD SLOW ROLL L, ENG QUIT, ACFT SPLIT S.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Pitts S-1 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Sep 1970 | Pitts S-1-S | Sparks, Nevada, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 4 Mar 1969 | Pitts S-1 | Okmulgee, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jun 1972 | Pitts S-1 | Deming, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 May 1972 | Pitts S-1 | Crewe, Virginia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Jul 1972 | Pitts S-1 | Deming, New Mexico, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 1973 | Pitts S-1 | Homestead, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | E W Wiggins AI | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Albany, New York, United States | McIntyre Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1970 | N American SNJ-4 | Dothan, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Ridgely, Maryland, United States | Charles B Todd | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Torrance, California, United States | Sperry Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Aeronca 11AC | Butler, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |