# NTSB DEN81FTE57: Pitts S1C, N16D, Ft Collins, CO, June 22, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 22, 1981
- 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 December 11, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125231
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN81FTE57
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTE57

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2460  81/6/22    FT COLLINS,CO       PITTS S1C           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 264
        TIME - 1933                    N16D                PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 12 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FT COLLINS DNTWN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FT COLLINS,CO               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N16D (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PITTS S1C
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Ft Collins Dntwn

## 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 19810622043549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810622043549A), Jun 22, 1981: Amtrpt PITTSSPECS1C, Ft Collins, CO, Substantial damage. Veered off runway on landing. Struck a ditch attempting go-around in tall grass.

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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