# NTSB DEN82FTK02: Pitts S-1C, N111BB, Kadoka, SD, December 9, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 9, 1981
- Place: Kadoka, SD · KADOKA, SD
- Location: 43.8288° N, 101.5013° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kadoka, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8288&lon=-101.5013&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 28, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122975
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN82FTK02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82FTK02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3138   81/12/9 NR.KADOKA,SD          PITTS S-1C          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 20, 285
        TIME - 0850                    N111BB              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 38 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHADRON,NE                  QUINN,SD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,ALTITUDE OR CLEARANCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- OBSD PERFORMING AEROBATIC MNVRS W OTR ACFT.STRUCK HYWAY AFTER CROSSING UNDER PWR LN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N111BB (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PITTS S-1C
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19811209079469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811209079469A), Dec 9, 1981: Amtrpt PITTSSPECS1C, Kadoka, SD, Destroyed. Steep turn at low altitude produced a stall and fatal crash on highway median, 2 aircraft were flying in formation.

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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