# Accident 19741214043099A: Child S1SPITTS, Perrine, FL, December 14, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 14, 1974
- Place: Perrine, FL
- Airport: Kendall Glidrport
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Location: 25.6051° N, 80.3537° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Perrine, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.6051&lon=-80.3537&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11ET, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N11ET) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Tilton-Pitts S-1S (registry code 72201A3, https://openairdocs.org/model/tilton-pitts-s-1s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHILD S1SPITTS
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,100 total, 1,730 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA75DKT38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75DKT38) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741214043099A

## Narrative

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

PERSON CRANKING ACFT HAND ON EACH BLADE STRUCK IN LEGS BY PROPELLER WHEN ENG STARTED

## 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 MIA75DKT38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75DKT38), Dec 14, 1974: Pitts Spec S1S (N11ET), Perrine, FL, no damage

## Other reports on N11ET (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19780510033129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780510033129I), May 10, 1978: Child S1SPITTS (N11ET), Cincinnati, OH, Minor damage. Pilot lost directional control after touchdown.

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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