Pitts S-1S N43BW
10 January 1981 · Boise, Idaho, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 10 January 1981 at about 13:00 local time, a Pitts S-1S registered N43BW was involved in an accident during in flight near Boise, Idaho, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Boise, Idaho, United States
- Nearest airport
- Glider Airpark
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Pitts S-1S
- Registration
- N43BW
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Practice
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Boise Muni Arpt, Id → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0161
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 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
INTNL SPIN FROM STALL ABOUT 500FT AGL, THEN ENTERED SECONDARY SPIN TO IMPACT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Pitts S-1S accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Apr 1981 | Pitts S-1S | Goddard, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 31 Aug 1981 | Pitts S-1S | Romeo, Michigan, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 25 Aug 1981 | Pitts S-1S | Clovis, New Mexico, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 25 Apr 1981 | Pitts S-1S | Conway Springs, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Mar 1980 | Pitts S-1S | Midland, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1980 | Pitts S-1S | Tracy, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 1981 | Cessna 150 | Ellenville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 1981 | Aerospatial AS-350 | Garden City, New York, United States | Island Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1981 | Cessna 172 | Payson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1981 | Cessna 172 | Cullison, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1981 | Cessna 500 | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | Georgia-Pacifi | Fatal | 5 |
| 16 Jun 1981 | Bell 212 | Angleton, Texas, United States | Houston Helico | Minor injuries | - |