# NTSB MKC80DCG22: Pitts Swayne, N45TS, Kearney, MO, May 25, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 25, 1980
- Place: Kearney, MO · KEARNEY, MO
- Location: 39.3551° N, 94.3586° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kearney, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3551&lon=-94.3586&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 7, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130838
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC80DCG22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80DCG22

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1210  80/5/25    KEARNEY,MO          PITTS SWAYNE        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 621
        TIME - 1810                    N45TS               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 14 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROYAL WOODS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          INDEPENDENCE,MO             KEARNEY,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: RUNWAY OR APPROACH LIGHTS                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N45TS](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N45TS), registered now, S/N TS-01 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PITTS SWAYNE
- Registry model: [Swayne PITTS S1-E](https://openairdocs.org/model/swayne-pitts-s1-e) (registry code 7221008) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Royal Woods

## 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 19800525014479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800525014479A), May 25, 1980: Amtrpt PITTSSPECIAL, Kearney, MO, Substantial damage. Crosswind drifted airplane off center of runway on level-off. Hit runway light, veered into a fence.

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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