# NTSB LAX74FUQ27: Pitts Spcl S1C, N1XX, Burbank, CA, January 5, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 5, 1974
- Place: Burbank, CA · BURBANK, CA
- Location: 34.1901° N, 118.3264° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Burbank, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1901&lon=-118.3264&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 1, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187073
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX74FUQ27
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74FUQ27

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0256   74/1/5    BURBANK,CALIF       HUGHES 269A         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1115                    N8927F              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      29, 4500 TOTAL HOURS, 100
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  1                            IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOLLYWOOD-BURBANK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BURBANK,CALIF               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  STATIC: STARTING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CONGESTED RAMP/TAXIWAY
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0256   74/1/5    BURBANK,CALIF       PITTS SPCL S1C      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 48, 1985
        TIME - 1115                    N1XX                PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 70 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  2                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOLLYWOOD-BURBANK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BURBANK,CALIF              UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CONGESTED RAMP/TAXIWAY
        REMARKS- TAXIED INTO REAR OF HELI.
```

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: [N1XX](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1XX), registered now, S/N JC1, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PITTS SPCL S1C
- Registry model: [Cooper PITTS SPECIAL S1-C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cooper-pitts-special-s1-c) (registry code 7220242) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Hollywood-Burbank

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N8927F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8927F-2013-09-26), registration cancelled 2013-09-26, S/N 113-0310, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A
- Registry model: [Hughes 269A](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (registry code 4470402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming HO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ho-360-series) (registry code 41513, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hollywood-Burbank

## FAA reports on this event (2)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740105002171A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740105002171A), Jan 5, 1974: Child S2PITT*, Burbank, CA, Substantial damage. Taxied into rear of heli.
- [Accident 19740105002172A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740105002172A), Jan 5, 1974: Hughes 269A, Burbank, CA, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N1XX (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 LAX74FUA18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74FUA18), Mar 3, 1974: Pitts Spcl S-1C (N1XX), Santa Ana, CA, substantial damage

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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