# NTSB OAK72FXQ24: Pitts SC-1, N2703B, Carson City, NV, March 13, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 13, 1972
- Place: Carson City, NV · CARSON CITY, NV
- Location: 39.1638° N, 119.7674° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Carson City, NV, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1638&lon=-119.7674&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 26, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165951
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK72FXQ24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK72FXQ24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4154  72/3/13    CARSON CITY,NEV     PITTS SC-1          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 3599
        TIME - 1010                    N2703B              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CARSON CITY,NEV             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- DURING LOW LEVEL AEROBATICS ACFT DOVE TO GND IN VERT NOSE DWN ATT.
```

## 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: Destroyed

## 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 OAK67D0315](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK67D0315), May 21, 1967: Pitts SC-1 (N2703B), Concord, CA, 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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