Pitts S-1S N17BE

24 September 1980 · Burlington, Wisconsin, United States · Serious injuries

Summary

On 24 September 1980 at about 11:15 local time, a Pitts S-1S registered N17BE was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Burlington, Wisconsin, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date: 24 September 1980 at 11:15
Classification: Accident
Location: Burlington, Wisconsin, United States
Nearest airport: Burlington
Coordinates: Not recorded
Aircraft: Pitts S-1S
Registration: N17BE
Category: Fixed-Wing
Engines: 1
Operator: Not recorded
Operating rule: Private Owner
Purpose of flight: Pleasure
Phase of flight: Takeoff
Route: S → Chicago, Il
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Weather: VMC
Light: Daylight
NTSB number: 3-2272

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

APRX 2 IN WTR FND IN STORAGE TNK.WTR FND IN 2 OTR ACFT SERVICED FRM TANK.LNDD IN CORN FIELD.

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 3-2272, 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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