# NTSB FTW79FPM16: Pitts S-1C, N111CW, Bartlesville, OK, September 29, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 29, 1979
- Place: Bartlesville, OK · BARTLESVILLE, OK
- Location: 36.7379° N, 95.9485° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bartlesville, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7379&lon=-95.9485&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 5, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133389
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79FPM16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FPM16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2521  79/9/29    BARTLESVILLE,OK     PITTS S-1C          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 685
        TIME - 1200                    N111CW              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 37 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BARTLESVILLE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BARTLESVILLE,OK             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: TAILWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- MAULE TAILWHEEL SPRINGS SEPARATED DRG LNDG ROLL.20 HRS TOTAL TIME ON SPRINGS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N111CW](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N111CW-2002-02-12), registration cancelled 2002-02-12, S/N 204H, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PITTS S-1C
- Registry model: [Welch PITTS S-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/welch-pitts-s-1) (registry code 7220284) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bartlesville Muni

## 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 19790929026819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790929026819A), Sep 29, 1979: Amtrpt PITTSSPECIAL, Bartlesville, OK, Substantial damage. Pilot lost directional control on landing. Found tail wheel springs 200 feet from end of touchdown point. .

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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