# NTSB FTW81FPA17: Pitts S-1C, N88KA, Plano, TX, August 29, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 29, 1981
- Place: Plano, TX · PLANO, TX
- Location: 33.0198° N, 96.6989° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Plano, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0198&lon=-96.6989&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 28, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123941
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81FPA17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FPA17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2594  81/8/29    PLANO,TX            PITTS S-1C          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1900                    N88KA               PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  48, UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PLANO,TX                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
        REMARKS- STRUCK GROUND DRG SPIN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N88KA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N88KA-1983-04-23), registration cancelled 1983-04-23, S/N 496-F (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PITTS S-1C
- Registry model: [Freeman PITTS S-1C](https://openairdocs.org/model/freeman-pitts-s-1c) (registry code 7221153) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19810829052659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810829052659A), Aug 29, 1981: Amtrpt PITTSSPECIAL, Hebron, TX, Destroyed. Entered spin during a acrobatic practice manuever. Failed to recover prior to ground impact.

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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