# Accident 19730705018879A: Child S2PITT*, Greentown, IN, July 5, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 1973
- Place: Greentown, IN
- Airport: Howard County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 40.4775° N, 85.9626° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Greentown, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4775&lon=-85.9626&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6RD (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CHILD S2PITT*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 793 total, 1 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI74DEA05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74DEA05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730705018879A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

TALL GRASS ADJACENT TO RUNWAY.PLT CONCERNED WITH SPECTATORS ALONG NORTH EDGE OF RWY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI74DEA05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74DEA05), Jul 5, 1973: Pitts S1-D (N6RD), Greentown, IN, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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