# Incident 19780904017659I: Child S1SPITTS, Ponca City, OK, September 4, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 1978, 14:10 local time
- Place: Ponca City, OK
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7210° N, 97.0684° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ponca City, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7210&lon=-97.0684&mi=10
- Aircraft: N111CW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N111CW-2002-02-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Welch PITTS S-1 (registry code 7220284, https://openairdocs.org/model/welch-pitts-s-1) (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: 645 total, 5 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/19780904017659I

## Narrative

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

TAIL GEAR ATTACH BOLT BROKE ON ROLL OUT. AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED.

## Other reports on N111CW (1)

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

- [Accident 19790929026819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790929026819A), Sep 29, 1979: Amtrpt PITTSSPECIAL (N111CW), Bartlesville, OK, Substantial damage. Pilot lost directional control on landing. Found tail wheel springs 200 feet from end of touchdown point. .

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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