Pitts SC-1 N2703B
13 March 1972 · Carson City, Nevada, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 13 March 1972 at about 10:10 local time, a Pitts SC-1 registered N2703B was involved in an accident during in flight near Carson City, Nevada, 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 10:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Carson City, Nevada, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Pitts SC-1
- Registration
- N2703B
- 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
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4154
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
DURING LOW LEVEL AEROBATICS ACFT DOVE TO GND IN VERT NOSE DWN ATT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Pitts SC-1 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Apr 1971 | Pitts SC-1 | Douglasville, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Aug 1968 | Pitts SC-1 | Waldron, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 May 1967 | Pitts SC-1 | Concord, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 May 1981 | Pitts SC-1 | Carlsbad, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Sep 1982 | Pitts SC 1 | Topeka, Kansas, United States | David S. Meek | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-11 | Moberly, Missouri, United States | Tail Draggers | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jan 1972 | Piper PA-28R | Paradise, Washington, United States | Sportsman Airp | Fatal | 3 |
| 10 May 1972 | Douglas DC-9 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1972 | Cessna 172K | Maysville, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1972 | Piper PA-22 | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | Oxford Flying | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1972 | Amer Avco AA1A | Atco, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |