# NTSB NYC77FGM47: Pitts Spcl, N2232, Franklin, PA, September 29, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 29, 1977
- Place: Franklin, PA · FRANKLIN, PA
- Location: 41.3830° N, 79.8321° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Franklin, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3830&lon=-79.8321&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 15, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145110
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC77FGM47
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FGM47

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2360  77/9/29    FRANKLIN,PA         PITTS SPCL          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 1625
        TIME - 1523                    N2232               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 45 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHESS-LAMBERTON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          WARREN,OH                   FRANKLIN,PA                  BESSEMER,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RUNWAY CLOSED
        REMARKS- HIT WOODEN BARRIER ON CLOSED SECTION OF RUNWAY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2232](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2232), registered now, S/N 1-GP, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PITTS SPCL
- Registry model: [Pitts Special SC-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/pitts-special-sc-1) (registry code 72202RZ) (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: Chess-Lamberton

## 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 19770929028799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770929028799A), Sep 29, 1977: Child S2PITT/, Franklin, PA, Substantial damage. Hit wooden barrier on closed section of runway.

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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