# NTSB NYC76FGT06: Pitts Spcl, N7T, Maytown, PA, October 4, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 4, 1975
- Place: Maytown, PA · MAYTOWN, PA
- Location: 40.0836° N, 76.5664° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Maytown, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0836&lon=-76.5664&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 2, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151350
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC76FGT06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FGT06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4082   75/10/4   MAYTOWN,PA          PITTS SPCL          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 54, 3048
        TIME - 1130                    N7T                 PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - E-TOWN MARIETTA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MAYTOWN,PA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G.
        REMARKS- DRG INVTD FLT ACFT ENTRD INVTD FLAT SPIN FM WHICH THE PLT WAS UN TO RCVR.ACFT OUT REAR C/G 1.34 IN
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7T-1975-12-22), registration cancelled 1975-12-22, S/N 186H (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PITTS SPCL
- Registry model: [Mac Taggart Craig H PITTS SPECIAL S-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/mac-taggart-craig-h-pitts-special-s-1) (registry code 72202MC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: E-Town Marietta

## 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 19751004035969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751004035969A), Oct 4, 1975: Child S2PITT*, Maytown, PA, Destroyed. Drg invtd flt acft entrd invtd flat spin fm which the plt was un to rcvr. Acft out rear c/g 1.34 in

## Other investigations on N7T (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 NYC74FGT04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FGT04), Aug 31, 1973: Pitts Spcl (N7T), Marietta, PA, 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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