# Accident 19790117000989A: Child S2APITTS, Montpelier, ID, January 17, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 17, 1979, 17:43 local time
- Place: Montpelier, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3260° N, 111.2988° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Montpelier, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3260&lon=-111.2988&mi=10
- Aircraft: N79DG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N79DG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerotek PITTS S-2A (registry code 0110201, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerotek-pitts-s-2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming AEIO-360 series (registry code 41522, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHILD S2APITTS
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA79FYA07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FYA07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790117000989A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTEMPTED A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING DUE TO WEATHER AND DARKNESS. HIT A WIRE ON APPROACH.

## 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 SEA79FYA07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FYA07), Jan 17, 1979: Pitts S-2A (N79DG), Montpelier, ID, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N79DG (1)

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

- [Accident 19950910028241A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950910028241A), Sep 10, 1995: Amtrpt PITTSSPECS2S (N79DG), Belvidere, IL, Substantial damage. During landing flare struck N5669P that was on takeoff roll unseen on same runway. Reported radio CTAF call made. (-23) on September 10, 1995 at 1145 CDT, a…

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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