Pitts S-1-C N10Z
28 August 1979 · Fort Myers, Florida, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 28 August 1979 at about 14:30 local time, a Pitts S-1-C registered N10Z was involved in an accident during in flight near Fort Myers, Florida, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Fort Myers, Florida, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Pitts S-1-C
- Registration
- N10Z
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- St. Petersburg, Fl → Fort Meyers, Fl
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2787
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 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
PLT REPORTED LOSS OF FUEL PRESSURE.ACFT NOT RECOVERED
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Pitts S-1 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jun 1979 | Pitts S-1 | Roanoke, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Feb 1979 | Pitts S-1 | St Petersburg, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Dec 1978 | Pitts S-1 | Panama City, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 7 Jan 1978 | Pitts S-1 | Corona, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Sep 1980 | Pitts S-1 | Dumas, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jun 1978 | Pitts S-1 | Fredericksburg, Virginia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Feb 1979 | Cessna 180 | Waunakee, Wisconsin, United States | Anderson Enter | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1979 | Beechcraft P35 | Mormon Mesa, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 1979 | Bell 47G2M | Guadalupe, California, United States | R & S Dusters | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1979 | Beechcraft F33A | Goodyear, Arizona, United States | Air Trng Centr | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1979 | Piper PA-28 | Melbourne, Florida, United States | FIT Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1979 | Piper PA-20 | Red Star, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |