# Accident 19780730021462A: Child S2PITT/, Santa Paula, CA, July 30, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 1978
- Place: Santa Paula, CA
- Airport: Santa Paula
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 34.3470° N, 119.0616° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SANTA PAULA (SZP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3470&lon=-119.0616&mi=10
- Aircraft: N100Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CHILD S2PITT/
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 917 total, 54 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX78FUQ39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FUQ39) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780730021462A

## Narrative

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

BOTH MAIN LANDING GEAR FRACTURED UPON IMPACT WITH OTHER A/C IN FL.PITTS LANDED ON BELLY.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N99EW, Mooney M20E: [Accident 19780730021461A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780730021461A)

## 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 LAX78FUQ39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FUQ39), Jul 30, 1978: Pitts S-1S (N100Q), Santa Paula, 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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