# NTSB OAK67D0315: Pitts SC-1, N2703B, Concord, CA, May 21, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 21, 1967
- Place: Concord, CA · CONCORD, CA
- Location: 37.9722° N, 122.0016° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Concord, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9722&lon=-122.0016&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 15, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 116385
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK67D0315
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK67D0315

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1609  67/5/21    CONCORD, CALIF      PITTS SC-1          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 863
        TIME - 1500                    N2703B              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 21 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BUCHANAN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CRANKSHAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER CLEARANCE-TOLERANCE
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- CRANKSHAFT SEIZED IN CRANKCASE. PLT LANDED IN OAT FIELD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2703B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2703B-2011-07-21), registration cancelled 2011-07-21, S/N 14-R, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PITTS SC-1
- Registry model: [Rudolph PITTS SC-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/rudolph-pitts-sc-1) (registry code 72202XG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Buchanan

## Other investigations on N2703B (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 OAK72FXQ24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK72FXQ24), Mar 13, 1972: Pitts SC-1 (N2703B), Carson City, NV, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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