# NTSB investigations: Pitts Special S-1

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 SEA98LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98LA169.md): Wiles S1-C · Yelm, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 22, 1998 · N43JW · Substantial damage
  > Fuel exhaustion due to overflying an intermediate fuel stop. Factors include high grass in the forced landing area.
- [NTSB CHI91DEV04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91DEV04.md): Pitts Special S-1 · Lincoln, IL · Accident · Minor injuries · Final report · Aug 31, 1991 · N237V · Substantial damage
  > Loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB FTW84LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA046.md): Mooney M20C · Mcgregor, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 9, 1983 · N9667M · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
  > In order to take off on rwy 35, acft must utilize rwy 4/22 enroute from the arpt ramp. As the Mooney taxied onto rwy 4/22 it was struck by the pitts rolling out on rwy 22. While on base leg, the plt of the pitts saw the Mooney taxiing toward rwy 4/22 &…
- [NTSB MIA76FLA16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FLA16.md): Pitts S-1 · Jacksonville, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Oct 12, 1975 · N3514 · Substantial damage

## 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."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('72202TB', '72202LT', '72202R2', '72202R3', '72202RD', '72202SB', '72202SG'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=72202TB

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