Pitts S-1E N9QB
20 September 1980 · Warm Spgs Vly, Nevada, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 20 September 1980 at about 11:00 local time, a Pitts S-1E registered N9QB was involved in an accident during in flight near Warm Spgs Vly, Nevada, 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 11:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Warm Spgs Vly, Nevada, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Pitts S-1E
- Registration
- N9QB
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Carson City, Nv → Return
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2718
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
SMALL FIRE, CARB AIRBOX BFR FLT.TKOF AFT VIS INSPN.LOST FUEL PRES DRG FLT.CARB DIAPHRAMS DISTORTED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Pitts S-1E accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 May 1981 | Pitts S-1E | Medina, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 May 1976 | Pitts S-1E | Falcon, Colorado, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Nov 1990 | Pitts S-1E | Carson City, Nevada, United States | Brown, Stanley H. | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Apr 1995 | Pitts S-1E | Auburn, California, 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 | - |