# Accident 19740622020729A: Child S2PITT*, Mojave, CA, June 22, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 1974
- Place: Mojave, CA
- Airport: Mojave Kern Cty
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 35.0525° N, 118.1740° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mojave, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0525&lon=-118.1740&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12DK (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CHILD S2PITT*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 730 total, 2 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX75FUQ44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75FUQ44) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740622020729A

## Narrative

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

IMPROPER FUEL TANK VENTING.PLT UNDERSHOT FLD & LND HARD.

## 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 LAX75FUQ44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75FUQ44), Jun 22, 1974: Pitts Spcl S-1 (N12DK), Mojave, CA, 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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