# NTSB DEN66F0176: Pitts Spcl S1C, N8L, Sunland Pk, NM, December 5, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 5, 1965
- Place: Sunland Pk, NM · SUNLAND PK, NM
- Location: 31.8236° N, 106.6003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sunland Park, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8236&lon=-106.6003&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 14, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174681
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN66F0176
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66F0176

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3523   65/12/5   SUNLAND PK N MEX    PITTS SPCL S1C      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 665
        TIME - 0930                    N8L                 PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 16 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SUNLAND PARK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8L](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8L), registered now, S/N 11, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PITTS SPCL S1C
- Registry model: [Pitts Special S-1C](https://openairdocs.org/model/pitts-special-s-1c) (registry code 72202UC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sunland Park

## Other investigations on N8L (2)

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.

- [NTSB OAK73DVD13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73DVD13), Sep 13, 1972: Pitts Spec S-1C (N8L), Tracey, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK71DVM10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK71DVM10), Aug 12, 1970: Pitts S1C (N8L), Santa Cruz, CA, substantial damage

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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