# Accident 20161029022679A: Haddow William H PITTS SPECIAL S-1, New Bern, NC, October 29, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 29, 2016, 16:25 local time
- Place: New Bern, NC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0728° N, 77.0431° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0728&lon=-77.0431&mi=10
- Aircraft: N27832, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27832-2019-09-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Haddow William H PITTS SPECIAL S-1 (registry code 7220797, https://openairdocs.org/model/haddow-william-h-pitts-special-s-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HADDOW WILLIAM H PITTS SPECIAL S-1
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER A&C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,342 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA17LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161029022679A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED THAT WHILE PRACTICING AEROBATICS MANEUVERS OVER THE WATER THE CONTROLS STUCK. CONTROLS STUCK AFTER PERFORMING A LEFT AND RIGHT AILERON ROLL AND A VERTICAL UP LINE. PILOT APPLIED RIGHT AILERON TO GET THE AIRCRAFT UNDER CONTROL. RIGHT AILERON INPUT DID NOT STOP THE LEFT ROLL.  PILOT TRIED A SPIN RECOVERY THAT DID NOT WORK. PILOT DECIDED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS NO LONGER RECOVERABLE AND BAILED OUT. PILOT PARACHUTED TO THE WATER UNHARMED.

## 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 ERA17LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA031), Oct 29, 2016: Haddow William H Pitts Special S 1 (N27832), New Bern, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of biplane control during aerobatic maneuvers for reasons that could not be determined because a portion of the biplane's flight control system was not recovered and could not be tested.

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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