# NTSB DIA70D0041: Pitts Spec S1C, N2215, Hendersonville, NC, July 2, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 2, 1969
- Place: Hendersonville, NC · HENDERSONVILLE, NC
- Location: 35.3243° N, 82.4563° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hendersonville, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3243&lon=-82.4563&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 4, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168674
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DIA70D0041
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA70D0041

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2185   69/7/2    HENDERSONVILLE,NC   PITTS SPEC S1C      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 2000
        TIME - 1830                    N2215               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 0 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MEYER FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- L AXLE FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2215](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2215-2009-07-20), registration cancelled 2009-07-20, S/N RS-001, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PITTS SPEC S1C
- Registry model: [Pitts Special SC-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/pitts-special-sc-1) (registry code 72202RK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Meyer Field

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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