# NTSB FTW77DPD01: Pitts Spcl S-1, N2439, Fort Worth, TX, October 7, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 7, 1976
- Place: Fort Worth, TX · FORT WORTH, TX
- Location: 32.7254° N, 97.3208° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Worth, TX, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7254&lon=-97.3208&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 8, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156478
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW77DPD01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77DPD01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3300   76/10/7   FORT WORTH,TX       PITTS SPCL S-1      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1530                    N2439               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  43, 4650 TOTAL HOURS, 300
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OAK GROVE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SWEETWATER,TX               FORT WORTH,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2439](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2439-2013-08-07), registration cancelled 2013-08-07, S/N A.J.5369, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PITTS SPCL S-1
- Registry model: [Oprendek-Pitts Special S-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/oprendek-pitts-special-s-1) (registry code 72202C6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Oak Grove

## 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 19761007033839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761007033839A), Oct 7, 1976: Child S2PITT*, Fort Worth, TX, Substantial damage

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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