Pitts S-2A N80029
16 December 1973 · Letohatchee, Alabama, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 16 December 1973 at about 12:45 local time, a Pitts S-2A registered N80029 was involved in an accident during in flight near Letohatchee, Alabama, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Letohatchee, Alabama, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Pitts S-2A
- Registration
- N80029
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Practice
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Montgomery, Ala → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3848
People
2 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 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
INTENTIONAL SPIN PLT DID NOT WAIT LONG ENOUGH WITH RECOVERY CTLS.GR DUG INTO GND DRG RCVRY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Pitts S-2A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Oct 1973 | Pitts S-2A | Warren, Vermont, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Nov 1973 | Pitts S-2A | Bogalusa, Louisiana, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Jun 1974 | Pitts S-2A | Jaffrey, New Hampshire, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Sep 1974 | Pitts S-2A | Gurley, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Apr 1975 | Pitts S-2A | Riverside, California, United States | ART Scholl AVI | Fatal | 2 |
| 25 Jun 1977 | Pitts S-2A | New Braunfels, Texas, United States | Ragland, Inc | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan 1973 | Cessna 150J | No.olmstead, Ohio, United States | Ortner Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1973 | Cessna 180 | Chickasha, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1973 | Cessna 210H | Flagler Beach, Florida, United States | Asphalt Produc | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Apr 1973 | Cessna 172 | Bristol, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1973 | Cessna 150F | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1973 | Lake LA-4 | Key West, Florida, United States | US Dept of INT | No injuries | - |