Pitts S-1S N11SS
9 April 1981 · Goddard, Kansas, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 9 April 1981 at about 18:20 local time, a Pitts S-1S registered N11SS was involved in an accident during in flight near Goddard, Kansas, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Goddard, Kansas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Eck
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Pitts S-1S
- Registration
- N11SS
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Practice
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0765
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
BGN SPLIT-S MNVR FM APRX 1200-1500FT AGL, MUSHED INTO TRRN AT BOTTOM OF MNVR.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Pitts S-1S accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jan 1981 | Pitts S-1S | Boise, Idaho, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 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 | - |