# NTSB MKC75FTG14: Pitts S1C, N7422, Erie, ND, October 26, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 26, 1974
- Place: Erie, ND · ERIE, ND
- Location: 47.1153° N, 97.3879° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Erie, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.1153&lon=-97.3879&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 30, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143105
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC75FTG14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75FTG14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3640  74/10/26   ERIE,N DAK          PITTS S1C           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 52, 2495
        TIME - 1400                    N7422               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 204 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SCHROEDER STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ERIE,N DAK                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: OTHER
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           SYSTEMS - HYDRAULIC SYSTEM: RESERVOIR,LINES,FITTINGS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        REMARKS- BRAKE FLUID LOST FM TOPS OF MASTER CYL DRG ACROBATIC FLT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7422](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7422-2017-09-07), registration cancelled 2017-09-07, S/N 1LS, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PITTS S1C
- Registry model: [Pitts Special S-1C](https://openairdocs.org/model/pitts-special-s-1c) (registry code 72202S1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming HO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ho-360-series) (registry code 41513, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Schroeder Strip

## 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 19741026038439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741026038439A), Oct 26, 1974: Child S2PITT*, Erie, ND, Substantial damage. Brake fluid lost fm tops of master cyl drg acrobatic flt.

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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