# Accident 19960911027339A: Amtr PITTSS1T, Meriden, CT, September 11, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 1996, 11:25 local time
- Place: Meriden, CT
- Airport: Meriden Markham Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5087° N, 72.8295° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MERIDEN MARKHAM MUNI (MMK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5087&lon=-72.8295&mi=10
- Aircraft: N27DD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27DD-1997-04-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dickmann PITTS S-1 (registry code 7220717, https://openairdocs.org/model/dickmann-pitts-s-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR PITTSS1T
- Reported engine: LYC O290D2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,056 total, 596 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD96LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD96LA145) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960911027339A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON TAKEOFF, BANKED TO AVOID TREES. WING HIT GROUND. HOMEBUILT CARTWHEELED.

## 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 IAD96LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD96LA145), Sep 11, 1996: Dickmann Pitts S-1 (N27DD), Meriden, CT, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to maintain control of the airplane during take off.

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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