# NTSB CHI79FEP74: Pitts Spcl S1S, N751BF, Camp Douglas, WI, August 14, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 14, 1979
- Place: Camp Douglas, WI · CAMP DOUGLAS, WI
- Location: 43.9197° N, 90.2697° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Camp Douglas, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9197&lon=-90.2697&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 15, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133721
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79FEP74
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEP74

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3339  79/8/14    CAMP DOUGLAS,WI     PITTS SPCL S1S      CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 5266
        TIME - 1743                    N751BF              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CAMP DOUGLAS
        DEPARTURE POINT
          CAMP DOUGLAS,WI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PLT HAD FLOWN THIS ACFT 1 TIME FOR 45MIN ABT 1YR BFR.ACFT ENTERED INVTD FLT OPPOSITE DIR AFT TKOF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N751BF](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N751BF-2017-02-04), registration cancelled 2017-02-04, S/N 545H, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PITTS SPCL S1S
- Registry model: [Foster PITTS SPECIAL S-1S](https://openairdocs.org/model/foster-pitts-special-s-1s) (registry code 7220611) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Camp Douglas

## 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 19790814033169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790814033169A), Aug 14, 1979: Amtrpt PITTSSPECS1, Camp Douglas, WI, Destroyed. Put aircraft into vertical climb after takeoff. Rolled inverted. Acft stalled. Inverted spin to ground impact.

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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