# NTSB DEN79DTE21: Pitts S1S, N24JF, Ft Collins, CO, January 24, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 24, 1979
- Place: Ft Collins, CO · FT COLLINS, CO
- Location: 40.5853° N, 105.0844° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Collins, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5853&lon=-105.0844&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 29, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137803
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN79DTE21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79DTE21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0220  79/1/24    FT COLLINS,CO       PITTS S1S           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1300                    N24JF               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 57, 3000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            25 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FT COLLINS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FT COLLINS,CO               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N24JF (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PITTS S1S
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ft Collins

## 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 19790124001469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790124001469A), Jan 24, 1979: Amtrpt PITTSSPECS1, Fort Collins, CO, Substantial damage. Pilot let aircraft hit snowbank while rolling out from landing.

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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