# NTSB MIA74DLE04: Pitts Spcial, N2371, Lutz, FL, May 9, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 9, 1974
- Place: Lutz, FL · LUTZ, FL
- Location: 28.1407° N, 82.4497° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lutz, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.1407&lon=-82.4497&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 15, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125986
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA74DLE04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DLE04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1908   74/5/9    LUTZ,FLA            PITTS SPCIAL        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 419
        TIME - 1515                    N2371               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BROOKSVILLE,FLA             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- 2ND FLT THIS TYPE ACFT.ACFT OBSVD TO CLB ALMOST PERPENDICULAR TO GND.ACFT STARTED SPIN END OF CLB.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2371](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2371-1974-08-13), registration cancelled 1974-08-13, S/N 002 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PITTS SPCIAL
- Registry model: [Sparks-Pitts PITTS SC1](https://openairdocs.org/model/sparks-pitts-pitts-sc1) (registry code 72202ZF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- 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 19740509019469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740509019469A), May 9, 1974: Child S2PITT*, Lutz, FL, Destroyed. 2Nd flt this type acft. Acft obsvd to clb almost perpendicular to gnd. Acft started spin end of clb.

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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