# NTSB DEN66F0003: Pitts Specl, N1142, Longmont, CO, May 15, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: May 15, 1965
- Place: Longmont, CO · LONGMONT, CO
- Location: 40.1682° N, 105.1005° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Longmont, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1682&lon=-105.1005&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report August 19, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178069
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN66F0003
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66F0003

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0322  65/5/15    LONGMONT COLO       PITTS SPECL         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1500                    N1142               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  32, 4500 TOTAL HOURS, 0
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LONGMONT MUN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
          MISC-RESTRICTED USE OF CONTROLS DUE TO PLT SIZE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1142](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1142-1997-07-24), registration cancelled 1997-07-24, S/N 1114 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PITTS SPECL
- Registry model: [Dean A Case PITTS SPECIAL](https://openairdocs.org/model/dean-a-case-pitts-special) (registry code 72201C9) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Longmont Mun

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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