# NTSB CHI74DEA05: Pitts S1-D, N6RD, Greentown, IN, July 5, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 5, 1973
- Place: Greentown, IN · GREENTOWN, IN
- Location: 40.4775° N, 85.9626° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Greentown, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4775&lon=-85.9626&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 2, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189781
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74DEA05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74DEA05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1582   73/7/5    GREENTOWN, IND      PITTS S1-D          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 793
        TIME - 1530                    N6RD                PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOWARD COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GREENTOWN, IND              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION
        REMARKS- TALL GRASS ADJACENT TO RUNWAY.PLT CONCERNED WITH SPECTATORS ALONG NORTH EDGE OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N6RD (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PITTS S1-D
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Howard 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 19730705018879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730705018879A), Jul 5, 1973: Child S2PITT*, Greentown, IN, Substantial damage. Tall grass adjacent to runway. Plt concerned with spectators along north edge of rwy.

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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