Pitts S-2A N80053
19 February 1977 · Santee, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 19 February 1977 at about 12:00 local time, a Pitts S-2A registered N80053 was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Santee, California, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Santee, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Gillespie
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Pitts S-2A
- Registration
- N80053
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Dual
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0296
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
FRONT SEAT PLT HAD FEET ON RUDDER PEDALS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Pitts S-2A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Jun 1977 | Pitts S-2A | New Braunfels, Texas, United States | Ragland, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 8 May 1978 | Pitts S-2A | Ft.worth, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Oct 1978 | Pitts S-2A | Abbeville, Louisiana, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 Jan 1979 | Pitts S-2A | Montpelier, Idaho, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 19 Apr 1975 | Pitts S-2A | Riverside, California, United States | ART Scholl AVI | Fatal | 2 |
| 12 May 1979 | Pitts S-2A | Rockford, Illinois, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Mar 1977 | Cessna 182Q | Mangum, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1977 | Beechcraft B24R | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Apr 1977 | Hiller UH-12E | Thermal, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 May 1977 | Piper PA-18 | Fort Plain, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jul 1977 | Cessna 188 | Brookland, Arkansas, United States | JAY H Harmon | No injuries | - |
| 1 May 1977 | Eaa Biplane P | Kennewick, Washington, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |