# NTSB MIA79FKJ15: Pitts S-1, N4GP, Panama City, FL, December 18, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 18, 1978
- Place: Panama City, FL · PANAMA CITY, FL
- Location: 30.1588° N, 85.6602° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Panama City, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1588&lon=-85.6602&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 31, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139221
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79FKJ15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKJ15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3635  78/12/18 NR.PANAMA CITY,FL     PITTS S-1           CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 819
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N4GP                PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 558 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         PANAMA CITY,FL              UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4GP](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4GP-1979-01-14), registration cancelled 1979-01-14, S/N MP180S, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PITTS S-1
- Registry model: [Mills PITTS SPECIAL](https://openairdocs.org/model/mills-pitts-special) (registry code 7220266) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- 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 19781218039949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781218039949A), Dec 18, 1978: Child S2PITTS, Panama City, FL, Destroyed

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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