# NTSB NYC80FFJ05: Pitts S-1S, N55LS, Angola, NY, January 27, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 27, 1980
- Place: Angola, NY · ANGOLA, NY
- Location: 42.6379° N, 79.0295° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Angola, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6379&lon=-79.0295&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 11, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131434
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC80FFJ05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FFJ05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0876  80/1/27    ANGOLA,NY           PITTS S-1S          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 25, 128
        TIME - 1627                    N55LS               PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 42 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ANGOLA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ANGOLA,NY                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N55LS](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55LS-1982-04-15), registration cancelled 1982-04-15, S/N LS5 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PITTS S-1S
- Registry model: [Pitts S-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/pitts-s-1) (registry code 72202K8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Angola

## 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 19800127001849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800127001849A), Jan 27, 1980: Amtrpt PITTSSPECS1, Angola, NY, Destroyed. Engaged in low-level acrobatics & buzzing. Failed to pull out of loop. Impacted off end 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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