# NTSB LAX75FUA02: Pitts Spcl S-1, N1552, Torrance, CA, July 24, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 24, 1974
- Place: Torrance, CA · TORRANCE, CA
- Location: 33.8305° N, 118.3566° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Torrance, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8305&lon=-118.3566&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 20, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132562
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX75FUA02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75FUA02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1874  74/7/24    TORRANCE,CALIF      PITTS SPCL S-1      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 3500
        TIME - 0730                    N1552               PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TORRANCE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TORRANCE,CALIF              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- RT MLG FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1552](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1552), registered now, S/N DVI-001, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PITTS SPCL S-1
- Registry model: [Calif Deuel Vocational Inst PITTS SPECIAL](https://openairdocs.org/model/calif-deuel-vocational-inst-pitts-special) (registry code 722020A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Torrance Muni

## 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 19740724022989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740724022989A), Jul 24, 1974: Child S2PITT*, Torrance, CA, Substantial damage. Rt MLG failed.

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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