# NTSB IAD78DLJ12: Pitts S1, N7VC, Beulaville, NC, May 14, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 14, 1978
- Place: Beulaville, NC · BEULAVILLE, NC
- Location: 34.9228° N, 77.7713° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Beulaville, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9228&lon=-77.7713&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 9, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142230
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD78DLJ12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78DLJ12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0841  78/5/14    BEULAVILLE,NC       PITTS S1            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 3599
        TIME - 1900                    N7VC                PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 91 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROLAND,NC                   APEX,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  LOW ON FUEL
        REMARKS- LNDD ON ROAD9
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7VC](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7VC-1993-10-21), registration cancelled 1993-10-21, S/N 001 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PITTS S1
- Registry model: [Smithgall PITTS SPECIAL S-1C](https://openairdocs.org/model/smithgall-pitts-special-s-1c) (registry code 7221121) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19780514009979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780514009979A), May 14, 1978: Child S1SPITTS, Beulaville, NC, Substantial damage. Lndd on ROAD9

## Other investigations on N7VC (1)

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.

- [NTSB ATL89DMG03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89DMG03), May 7, 1989: Smithgall Pitts Special S-1C (N7VC), Fuquay-Varina, NC, destroyed. Probable cause: PILOT DID NOT MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE TO INSURE RECOVERY FROM AN AEROBATIC MANEUVER AND SPIN.

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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