Pitts Spcl S1C N111JM

11 July 1971 · West Helena, Arkansas, United States · Minor injuries

Summary

On 11 July 1971 at about 12:00 local time, a Pitts Spcl S1C registered N111JM was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near West Helena, Arkansas, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date: 11 July 1971 at 12:00
Classification: Accident
Location: West Helena, Arkansas, United States
Nearest airport: Wheelers Strip
Coordinates: Not recorded
Aircraft: Pitts Spcl S1C
Registration: N111JM
Category: Fixed-Wing
Engines: 1
Operator: Not recorded
Operating rule: Private Owner
Purpose of flight: Pleasure
Phase of flight: Takeoff
Route: S → Local
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Weather: VMC
Light: Daylight
NTSB number: 3-2614

People

1 person had minor injuries.

On board	Died	Serious	Minor	Uninjured
1	0	0	1	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

OWNR STATED CARB HEAT BUTTERFLY SHAFT BROKE.ENG REQRD CARB HEAT OCNLY.LNDD IN HIGH COTTON ADJ RWY.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

No coordinates. The source record does not contain a latitude and longitude, so this accident cannot be shown on the map. Everything else about it is on this page.

Source

NTSB record 3-2614, from the public aviation accident database.

Records from before 1982 are not in the NTSB's online investigation search. The full dataset can be downloaded from data.ntsb.gov/avdata.

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Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
30 Aug 1971	Pitts Spcl S1C N11MA	Cushing, Oklahoma, United States no coordinates	-	Serious injuries	-
31 Oct 1971	Pitts Spcl S1C N505Q	Torrance, California, United States no coordinates	-	No injuries	-
5 Jan 1974	Pitts Spcl S1C N1XX	Burbank, California, United States no coordinates	-	No injuries	-
22 Aug 1975	Pitts Spcl S1C N18CB	Lompoc, California, United States no coordinates	-	No injuries	-
5 Dec 1965	Pitts Spcl S1C N8L	Sunland Pk N Mex, New Mexico, United States no coordinates	-	No injuries	-

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