# NTSB NYC81FGM13: Pitts S-1, N70JM, Somerset, PA, March 22, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 22, 1981
- Place: Somerset, PA · SOMERSET, PA
- Location: 40.0050° N, 79.0779° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Somerset, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0050&lon=-79.0779&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 13, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126784
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC81FGM13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FGM13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0306  81/3/22    SOMERSET,PA         PITTS S-1           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 550
        TIME - 1000                    N70JM               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 27 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SOMERSET COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROSTRAVOR,PA                SOMERSET,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- ENCTRD SNOW AFTER DEPG R SIDE OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N70JM](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70JM-1988-04-06), registration cancelled 1988-04-06, S/N 700H (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PITTS S-1
- Registry model: [Malloy PITTS SPECIAL S-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/malloy-pitts-special-s-1) (registry code 7220752) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Somerset County

## 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 19810322011879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810322011879A), Mar 22, 1981: Amtrpt PITTSSPECIAL, Somerset, PA, Substantial damage. Pilot lost directional control during rollout, and aircraft ran into snowbank.

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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