Pitts S2A C-GVHI
24 June 1980 · Salt St Marie, Michigan, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 24 June 1980 at about 18:30 local time, a Pitts S2A registered C-GVHI was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Salt St Marie, Michigan, United States. 2 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Salt St Marie, Michigan, United States
- Nearest airport
- Chippewa Co
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Pitts S2A
- Registration
- C-GVHI
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Salt St Marie, Canada → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- E-0007
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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
PISTON ASSEMBLY COCKED IN R BRAKE HOUSING(CLEVELAND 30-9).HOLES ENLARGED IN PRESS PLATE 063-00500.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Pitts S2A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jul 1980 | Pitts S2A | Redlands, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Apr 1979 | Pitts S2A | Moss Landing, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Jul 1979 | Pitts S2A | Ottawa, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jul 1978 | Pitts S2A | Ottawa, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Mar 1977 | Pitts S2A | Ft.lauderdale, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 3 Jun 1984 | Pitts S2A | Redlands, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
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 | - |