# NTSB IAD76FID44: Pitts Spcl S-1C, N2153, Weyers Cave, VA, September 26, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 26, 1976
- Place: Weyers Cave, VA · WEYERS CAVE, VA
- Location: 38.2801° N, 78.9142° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Weyers Cave, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2801&lon=-78.9142&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 22, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155631
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD76FID44
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76FID44

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3209  76/9/26    WEYERS CAVE,VA      PITTS SPCL S-1C     CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1533                    N2153               PX-  0  0  0  AIR SHOW/RACING           40, UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            500 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SHENANDOAH VALLEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WEYERS CAVE,VA              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
          PILOT-DELAYED ACRO MANEUVER RECOVERY
        REMARKS- PLT HELD ACFT IN AN INVTD FLAT SPIN 4-5 TURNS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2153](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2153-1976-11-30), registration cancelled 1976-11-30, S/N APT-1 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PITTS SPCL S-1C
- Registry model: [Pitts Special S-1C](https://openairdocs.org/model/pitts-special-s-1c) (registry code 72202ST) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Shenandoah 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 19760926031599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760926031599A), Sep 26, 1976: Child S2PITT*, Weyers Cave, VA, Destroyed. Plt held acft in an invtd flat spin 4-5 turns. Pilot-delayed acro maneuver recovery

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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