# Accident 20080909844499A: Amtr PITTSS1D, Ridgely, MD, September 9, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 2008, 23:00 local time
- Place: Ridgely, MD
- Airport: Ridgely Airpark Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9700° N, 75.8664° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9700&lon=-75.8664&mi=10
- Aircraft: N511MD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N511MD-2017-05-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dufault Mark V PITTS S-1D (registry code 05607LG, https://openairdocs.org/model/dufault-mark-v-pitts-s-1d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR PITTSS1D
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 750 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC08LA310](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08LA310) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080909844499A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE WAS FOUND ON THE AIRPORT AFTER THE PILOT WAS REPORTED MISSING.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND APPROXIMATELY 200 HUNDRED YARDS FROM THE RUNWAY 33, APPROXIMATELY 290 DEGREES FROM THE THRESHOLD OF 33.  THERE WERE NO WITNESSES TO THE ACCIDENT AND THE ACTUAL TIME OF THE ACCIDENT IN UNKNOWN.  THE ACCIDENT OCCURED BETWEEN 6:00 PM (LAST PHONE CONTACT) AND 2:18 AM (WHEN AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND).  THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT EQUIPPED WITH NAVIGATIONAL LIGHTS OR NAVIGATIONAL/COMMUNICATION RADIO EQUIPMENT.  THE PILOT AS WEARING A PARACHUTE.  THE INVESTIGATION CANNOT CONFIRM IF THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT, DAY OR NIGHT OR IF HE WAS PERFORMING AEROBATICS.

## 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 NYC08LA310](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08LA310), Sep 9, 2008: Dufault Mark V Pitts S-1D (N511MD), Ridgely, MD, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight weather evaluation which resulted in an attempted landing in fog and subsequent impact with terrain.

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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