# NTSB NYC69D0177: Pitts Spec SC-1, N4111, Sanford, ME, August 31, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 31, 1968
- Place: Sanford, ME · SANFORD, ME
- Location: 43.4392° N, 70.7742° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sanford, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4392&lon=-70.7742&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 22, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108484
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC69D0177
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69D0177

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3345  68/8/31    SANFORD,ME          PITTS SPEC SC-1     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 22, 250
        TIME - 1500                    N4111               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 9 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SANFORD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4111](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4111-1990-06-05), registration cancelled 1990-06-05, S/N LS2 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PITTS SPEC SC-1
- Registry model: [Pitts Special SC-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/pitts-special-sc-1) (registry code 72202RQ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sanford

## Other investigations on N4111 (2)

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 IAD77DIA10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77DIA10), Mar 19, 1977: Pitts S1 (N4111), Clinton, MD, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC74DNC45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74DNC45), Jun 8, 1974: Pitts S-1C (N4111), Jaffrey, NH, 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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