# NTSB MKC82FA005: Pitts SPL, N77LB, Oak Grove, MO, November 13, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 13, 1981
- Place: Oak Grove, MO · OAK GROVE, MO
- Location: 39.0070° N, 94.1284° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oak Grove, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0070&lon=-94.1284&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 18, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123088
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC82FA005
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82FA005

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3176  81/11/13 NR.OAK GROVE,MO       PITTS SPL           CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1243                    N77LB               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 52, 3600 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          INDEPENDENCE,MO             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N77LB](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N77LB-1984-12-11), registration cancelled 1984-12-11, S/N 1LB (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PITTS SPL
- Registry model: [Brice PITTS SPECIAL](https://openairdocs.org/model/brice-pitts-special) (registry code 72202A0) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- 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 19811113073899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811113073899A), Nov 13, 1981: Amtrpt PITTSSPECIAL, Oak Grove, MO, Destroyed. Stalled. Entered spin after vertical climb. Failed to recover prior ground impact. Practice aerobatics.

## Other investigations on N77LB (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 MKC78DCQ32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DCQ32), Jul 24, 1978: Pitts S1C (N77LB), Moscow, KS, 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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