Pitts SPECIAL S-1S N11JP

Summary

On 29 May 2026 at about 17:30 local time, a Pitts SPECIAL S-1S registered N11JP was involved in an accident near Bartlesville, Oklahoma, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

29 May 2026 at 17:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Bartlesville, Oklahoma, United States

Nearest airport

Bartlesville Municipal Airport (BVO)

Coordinates

36.7634, -96.0112

Aircraft

Pitts SPECIAL S-1S

Registration

N11JP

Category

Airplane

Year built

1981

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN26LA206

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain control during the landing rollout and subsequent aborted landing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that after touchdown the airplane swerved to the left, he over-corrected, and the plane swerved left again, so he applied power for a go-around. While airborne, the airplane was in a 10 to 15° right bank and the lower right wing impacted a runway sign. The airplane then impacted a grassy area on its right side and both right wings sustained substantial damage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.