# NTSB FTW79DPD22: Pitts S-1, N10SC, Roanoke, TX, June 10, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 10, 1979
- Place: Roanoke, TX · ROANOKE, TX
- Location: 33.0147° N, 97.2290° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Roanoke, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0147&lon=-97.2290&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 21, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135855
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79DPD22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DPD22

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1693  79/6/10    ROANOKE,TX          PITTS S-1           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1710                    N10SC               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  30, 7074 TOTAL HOURS, 146
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AERO VALLEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROANOKE,TX                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: ELEVATOR AND ELEVATOR TAB CONTROL SYSTEM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POOR WELD
        REMARKS- FWD STAB ATTACHMENT TUBE FAILED AT WELD AREA NEXT TO 3/8IN BUSHING.PLT PARACHUTED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N10SC](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10SC-2009-06-25), registration cancelled 2009-06-25, S/N 1, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PITTS S-1
- Registry model: [Price PITTS SPECIAL S-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/price-pitts-special-s-1) (registry code 7220754) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Aero Valley

## 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 19790610021219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790610021219A), Jun 10, 1979: Amtrpt PITTSSPECS1, Roanoke, TX, Destroyed. Elevator control jammed full forward during acrobatic flt. Pilot bailed out. Found broken elevator torque tube.

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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