Pitts S-1C N2271
15 August 1980 · Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 15 August 1980 at about 09:30 local time, a Pitts S-1C registered N2271 was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Fond du Lac, 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
- at 09:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, United States
- Nearest airport
- Fond du Lac Co
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Pitts S-1C
- Registration
- N2271
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Air Show/Air Racing
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2109
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
AT 10-15FT AGL ACFT OBSVD TO MAKE STEEP 90DEG L TURN.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Pitts S-1C accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sep 1980 | Pitts S-1C | Sarasota, Florida, United States | Sky-Am Charter | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jul 1980 | Pitts S-1C | Wyocena, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Oct 1980 | Pitts S-1C | Centerton, Indiana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Sep 1979 | Pitts S-1C | Bartlesville, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Dec 1979 | Pitts S-1C | Odessa, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Aug 1981 | Pitts S-1C | Plano, Texas, 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 | - |