# NTSB FTW80DPG69: Pitts S-1, N1871, Dumas, AR, September 24, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 24, 1980
- Place: Dumas, AR · DUMAS, AR
- Location: 33.8834° N, 91.4856° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dumas, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8834&lon=-91.4856&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 31, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128904
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW80DPG69
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DPG69

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2284  80/9/24    DUMAS,AR            PITTS S-1           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1600                    N1871               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 66, 2904 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            50 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MAYER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DUMAS,AR                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- GEAR TUBING STRUCTURE FAILED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1871](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1871-2015-05-06), registration cancelled 2015-05-06, S/N JS1166, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PITTS S-1
- Registry model: [Strode-Pitts 66](https://openairdocs.org/model/strode-pitts-66) (registry code 72202ZG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mayer

## 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 19800924042599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800924042599A), Sep 24, 1980: Amtrpt PITTSSPECIAL, Dumas, AR, Substantial damage. Left landing gear tubing broke on landing roll. Airplane went off runway and overturned.

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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