# NTSB LAX78FUJ74: Pitts S-1T, N9WT, Taylor, AZ, July 1, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 1, 1978
- Place: Taylor, AZ · TAYLOR, AZ
- Location: 34.4650° N, 110.0912° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Taylor, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4650&lon=-110.0912&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 14, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141342
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX78FUJ74
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FUJ74

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1510   78/7/1    TAYLOR,AZ           PITTS S-1T          CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1220                    N9WT                PX-  0  0  0  AIR SHOW/RACING           62, 31000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            594 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TAYLOR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TAYLOR,AZ                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
        REMARKS- INTENTIONAL INVERTED SPIN,INITIATED RECOVERY TOO LATE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9WT](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9WT-1980-10-10), registration cancelled 1980-10-10, S/N T172 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PITTS S-1T
- Registry model: [Pitts-Tubb PITTS SPECIAL S-1-T](https://openairdocs.org/model/pitts-tubb-pitts-special-s-1-t) (registry code 722024A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Taylor

## 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 19780701018559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780701018559A), Jul 1, 1978: Child S2PITT/, Taylor, AZ, Substantial damage. Intentional inverted spin,initiated recovery too late.

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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