# NTSB LAX82FVD04: Pitts S1-C, N3194, Livermore, CA, November 1, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 1, 1981
- Place: Livermore, CA · LIVERMORE, CA
- Location: 37.6870° N, 121.7598° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Livermore, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6870&lon=-121.7598&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 24, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123847
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX82FVD04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FVD04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2409   81/11/1   LIVERMORE,CA        PITTS S1-C          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 49,
        TIME - 1625                    N3194               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LIVERMORE,CA                TRACY,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNQUALIFIED PERSON OPERATED AIRCRAFT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE 11/2/81.ACFT OBSVD PERFORMING ACROBATICS AT 1620.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3194](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3194-1988-06-01), registration cancelled 1988-06-01, S/N 102 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PITTS S1-C
- Registry model: [Watson-Pitts Special S1-C](https://openairdocs.org/model/watson-pitts-special-s1-c) (registry code 72202M0) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19811101071439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811101071439A), Nov 1, 1981: Amtrpt PITTSSPECS1C, Livermore, CA, Destroyed. Uncertificated pilot crashed aircraft 15 minutes after takeoff for unknown reasons.

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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