# NTSB MIA73DKT47: Pitts S-1, N10JK, Homestead, FL, January 7, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 7, 1973
- Place: Homestead, FL · HOMESTEAD, FL
- Location: 25.4659° N, 80.4460° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Homestead, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.4659&lon=-80.4460&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 11, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169662
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA73DKT47
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73DKT47

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0284   73/1/7    HOMESTEAD,FLA       PITTS S-1           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 600
        TIME - 1600                    N10JK               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 33 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BARNES
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOMESTEAD,FLA               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        REMARKS- LND MORE THAN HALFWAY DOWN RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N10JK](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10JK-1973-06-20), registration cancelled 1973-06-20, S/N 197-H (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PITTS S-1
- Registry model: [Killough PITTS SPECIAL S-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/killough-pitts-special-s-1) (registry code 72202DK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Barnes

## 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 19730107001649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730107001649A), Jan 7, 1973: Child S2PITT*, Homestead, FL, Substantial damage. Lnd more than halfway down rwy.

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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