# NTSB CHI73FEG26: Pitts SPL SC-1, N11PL, Versailles, OH, May 20, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 20, 1973
- Place: Versailles, OH · VERSAILLES, OH
- Location: 40.2223° N, 84.4827° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Versailles, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2223&lon=-84.4827&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report June 26, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190430
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI73FEG26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FEG26

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1381  73/5/20    VERSAILLES,OHIO     PITTS SPL SC-1      CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 527
        TIME - 1630                    N11PL               PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 0 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DRAKE COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VERSAILLES,OHIO             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- UNINTENTIONAL LIFT-OFF DURING HI-SPEED TAXI TEST.NEW AIRCRAFT,NO FLIGHT TIME.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N11PL](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11PL-2009-06-26), registration cancelled 2009-06-26, S/N 011, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PITTS SPL SC-1
- Registry model: [Pitts Special SC-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/pitts-special-sc-1) (registry code 72202RK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Drake County

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730520013109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730520013109A), May 20, 1973: Child S2PITT*, Versailles, OH, Substantial damage. Unintentional lift-off during hi-speed taxi test. New aircraft,no flight time.

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.

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