# NTSB MKC79FCG60: Pitts S2A, N60LG, Ottawa, KS, July 20, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 20, 1979
- Place: Ottawa, KS · OTTAWA, KS
- Location: 38.5982° N, 95.2628° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ottawa, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5982&lon=-95.2628&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 6, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135071
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC79FCG60
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FCG60

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1373  79/7/20    OTTAWA,KS           PITTS S2A           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 51, 2481
        TIME - 1030                    N60LG               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 113 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OTTAWA MUNICIPAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OTTAWA,KS                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: RUNWAY OR APPROACH LIGHTS                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N60LG](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N60LG), registered now, S/N 2169, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PITTS S2A
- Registry model: [Aerotek PITTS S-2A](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerotek-pitts-s-2a) (registry code 0110201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming AEIO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-360-series) (registry code 41522, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ottawa Municipal

## 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 19790720017029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790720017029A), Jul 20, 1979: Ayres S2A, Ottawa, KS, Substantial damage. Struck runway light during landing roll with lower wing. Vision obscured by nose of acft.

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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