# Accident 19740901030989A: Child S2PITT*, Pontiac, MI, September 1, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 1974
- Place: Pontiac, MI
- Airport: Oakland-Orion
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 42.6492° N, 83.2874° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pontiac, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6492&lon=-83.2874&mi=10
- Aircraft: N161Y (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CHILD S2PITT*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,800 total, 12 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI75FEC12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEC12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740901030989A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 CHI75FEC12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEC12), Sep 1, 1974: Pitts S-1S (N161Y), Pontiac, MI, 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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