# NTSB MIA75DKT38: Pitts Spec S1S, N11ET, Perrine, FL, December 14, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 14, 1974
- Place: Perrine, FL · PERRINE, FL
- Location: 25.6051° N, 80.3537° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Perrine, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.6051&lon=-80.3537&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 4, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144908
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA75DKT38
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75DKT38

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4238  74/12/14 NR.PERRINE,FLA        PITTS SPEC S1S      CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 51, 4100
        TIME - 1030                    N11ET               PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 1730 IN
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KENDALL GLIDRPORT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         PERRINE,FLA                  EVERGLADES,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       STATIC: STARTING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: OTHER
        REMARKS- PERSON CRANKING ACFT HAND ON EACH BLADE STRUCK IN LEGS BY PROPELLER WHEN ENG STARTED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N11ET](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N11ET), registered now, S/N EJ9-13-23T, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PITTS SPEC S1S
- Registry model: [Tilton-Pitts S-1S](https://openairdocs.org/model/tilton-pitts-s-1s) (registry code 72201A3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: No damage
- Airport: Kendall Glidrport

## 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 19741214043099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741214043099A), Dec 14, 1974: Child S1SPITTS, Perrine, FL. Person cranking acft hand on each blade struck in legs by propeller when eng started

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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