# Incident 19780520034249I: Child S1SPITTS, Rochester, NH, May 20, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 1978, 15:15 local time
- Place: Rochester, NH
- Airport: Skyhaven
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.2842° N, 70.9295° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SKYHAVEN (DAW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2842&lon=-70.9295&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7GV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7GV) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Vanderziel PITTS S-1S (registry code 7220649, https://openairdocs.org/model/vanderziel-pitts-s-1s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHILD S1SPITTS
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 300 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780520034249I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT STRUCK ROCK AND DAMAGED BRAKE. LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.

## Other reports on N7GV (1)

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

- [Incident 20040825025449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040825025449I), Aug 25, 2004: Aviat PITTSS1S (N7GV), San Luis Obispo, CA, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot landed hard, due to misjudging the landing height.

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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