# NTSB MIA69F0228: Pitts S1C, N6969, Tampa, FL, October 20, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 20, 1968
- Place: Tampa, FL · TAMPA, FL
- Location: 27.9475° N, 82.4584° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tampa, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9475&lon=-82.4584&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 27, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 107988
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA69F0228
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69F0228

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3741  68/10/20   TAMPA,FLA           PITTS S1C           CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 22, 230
        TIME - 1130                    N6969               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 11 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PETER O KNIGHT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- WITNESSES REPORTED ACFT IN STEEP CLIMB, ROLL AND SPIN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6969](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6969-1971-11-24), registration cancelled 1971-11-24, S/N JSU812 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PITTS S1C
- Registry model: [Pitts Special S-1C](https://openairdocs.org/model/pitts-special-s-1c) (registry code 72202TJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Peter O Knight

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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