# Accident 19970507008409A: Amtr S1E, Salem, OH, May 7, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 1997, 11:33 local time
- Place: Salem, OH
- Airport: Salem Airpark Inc Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8998° N, 80.8507° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8998&lon=-80.8507&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12073, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12073-2022-08-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cornelius-Pitts Special S1C (registry code 72202B6, https://openairdocs.org/model/cornelius-pitts-special-s1c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR S1E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,800 total, 2 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC97LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA087) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970507008409A

## Narrative

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

SWERVED OVERCORRECTED ON TAKEOFF ROLL. DRAGGED WING. LIFTED. CAME DOWN, BROKE OFF GEAR. CARTWHEELED. FLIPPED OVER. (-23) WIND WAS 330 DEGREES @ 12 KTS.  AIRCRAFT WAS USING RUNWAY 27 @ SALEM AIRPARK (38D).  THE PILOT HAD A RIGHT CROSSWIND, TWENTY (20) SECONDS INTO THE INITIAL TAKEOFF ROLL THE AIRCRAFT VEERED SLIGHTLY TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY CENTER-LINE.  THE PILOT CORRECTED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE CENTER-LINE OF THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT THEN SUDDENLY VEERED HARD LEFT, THEN THE LEFT LOWER LEFT WING STRUCK THE GROUND AT THE LEFT EDGE OF THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT MOMENTARILY GOT AIRBORNE AND COLLIDED BACK ON THE GROUND BREAKING THE MAIN LANDING GEAR OFF OF THE AIRCRAFT.  THE AIRCRAFT CARTWHEELED TO THE LEFT AND STRUCK THE GROUND INVERTED WITH THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT IN A 5 DEGREE NOSE-DOWN ATTITUDE.  THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 40 FEET FROM THE INITIAL POINT THAT IT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY.  THE PILOT STATED THAT HE DID NOT HAVE A MECHANICAL FAILURE AND THAT HE LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT WHEN HE OVERCORRECTED FOR THE CROSSWIND.

## 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 NYC97LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA087), May 7, 1997: Pitts S1C (N12073), Salem, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the initial takeoff climb. Factors relating to the accident were the pilot's lack of experience in the make and model of airplane, and the…

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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