# NTSB MIA79DLD38: Pitts S-1, N22JE, St Petersburg, FL, February 12, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 12, 1979
- Place: St Petersburg, FL · ST PETERSBURG, FL
- Location: 27.7709° N, 82.6793° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Petersburg, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.7709&lon=-82.6793&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 30, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137890
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79DLD38
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DLD38

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0227  79/2/12    ST PETERSBURG,FL    PITTS S-1           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 61, 496
        TIME - 1735                    N22JE               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 28 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALBERT WHITTED
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ST PETERSBURG,FL            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N22JE](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N22JE), registered now, S/N RAS3, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PITTS S-1
- Registry model: [Erickson PITTS SPECIAL S-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/erickson-pitts-special-s-1) (registry code 7220726) (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Albert Whitted

## 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 19790212002859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790212002859A), Feb 12, 1979: Amtrpt PITTSSPECS1, St Petersburg, FL, Substantial damage. Pilot's first flght in this airplane. Overcontrolled on landing. Flipped over on it's back.

## Other investigations on N22JE (1)

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.

- [NTSB FTW86FPA26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86FPA26), Aug 24, 1986: Erickson S-1 (N22JE), Garland, TX, substantial damage

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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