Pitts S-1 N1871
24 September 1980 · Dumas, Arkansas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 24 September 1980 at about 16:00 local time, a Pitts S-1 registered N1871 was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Dumas, Arkansas, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Dumas, Arkansas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Mayer
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Pitts S-1
- Registration
- N1871
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2284
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
GEAR TUBING STRUCTURE FAILED
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Aug 1979 | Pitts S-1-C | Fort Myers, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Mar 1981 | Pitts S-1 | Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Sep 1981 | Pitts S-1 | Cleveland, Tennessee, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 May 1981 | Pitts S-1 | Tracy, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Feb 1981 | Pitts S-1 | San Carlos, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Aug 1981 | Pitts S-1 | Dodge City, Kansas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1980 | Grum-Amer AA-5 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-30 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Caro-Wings FLI | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Clinton, Maryland, United States | Andrews Aero C | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Everett, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1980 | Grumman AA-1 | Sylvania, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Apr 1980 | Cessna 150 | Colusa, California, United States | Sky View Aviat | No injuries | - |