# Fatal NTSB investigations: Aerotek PITTS SPECIAL S-1S

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB IAD96FA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD96FA126.md): Aerotek Pitts Special S-1S · Pittsburgh, PA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 4, 1996 · N2HT · Destroyed
  > The pilot's utilization of airspeeds greater than the manufacturer recommended maneuvering airspeeds which exceed the design limits of the airplane and resulted in the subsequent failure of the wing spar.
- [NTSB ATL81FLT10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FLT10.md): Pitts S1S · Savannah, TN · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Jun 9, 1981 · N8020 · Destroyed
- [NTSB FTW77DA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77DA003.md): Pitts Spcl S-1S · Durant, OK · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Oct 11, 1976 · N7WH · 2 aircraft · Minor damage
- [NTSB CHI76AC009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76AC009.md): Pitts S-1S · New Castle, IN · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Aug 2, 1975 · N3R · Destroyed

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."highestInjuryLevel" = 'Fatal'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('0110301'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?fatal=1&model=0110301

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