# NTSB FTW73DRG79: Pitts S1C, N1581, Boerne, TX, May 7, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 7, 1973
- Place: Boerne, TX · BOERNE, TX
- Location: 29.7849° N, 98.7279° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Boerne, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7849&lon=-98.7279&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 6, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190742
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW73DRG79
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73DRG79

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0986   73/5/7    BOERNE,TEX          PITTS S1C           CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 58, 5525
        TIME - 1500                    N1581               PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 209 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SABINA AIRPARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CIBOLO,TEX                  BOERNE,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION
        REMARKS- ACFT DRIFTED TO R DRG ROLL OUT INTO HIGH GRASS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1581](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1581), registered now, S/N JD-1 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PITTS S1C
- Registry model: [Pitts Special S-1C](https://openairdocs.org/model/pitts-special-s-1c) (registry code 72202SJ) (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: Sabina Airpark

## 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 19730507011169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730507011169A), May 7, 1973: Child S2PITT*, Boerne, TX, Substantial damage. Acft drifted to r drg roll out into high 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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