# NTSB DEN76FTE69: Pitts S-1E, N2JM, Falcon, CO, May 16, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 16, 1976
- Place: Falcon, CO · FALCON, CO
- Location: 38.9330° N, 104.6086° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Falcon, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9330&lon=-104.6086&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report June 22, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153863
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN76FTE69
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76FTE69

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1175  76/5/16    FALCON,CO           PITTS S-1E          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1500                    N2JM                PX-  0  0  0  AIR SHOW/RACING           34, 13500 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            380 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MEADOW LAKE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FALCON,CO                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- PLT CLAIMED CONTROLS JAMMED CONTROLS OPERATED NORMALLY AFTER ACCIDENT.GUSTS TO 25K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2JM](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2JM-1977-02-03), registration cancelled 1977-02-03, S/N 7-0060JM-2 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PITTS S-1E
- Registry model: [Mckinstry PITTS SPECIAL S-1E](https://openairdocs.org/model/mckinstry-pitts-special-s-1e) (registry code 7221001) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Meadow Lake

## 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 19760516012769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760516012769A), May 16, 1976: Amtr 7221001, Falcon, CO, Substantial damage. Plt claimed controls jammed controls operated normally after accident. Gusts to 25K.

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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