# NTSB SEA69F0106: Pitts Spec, N86G, Arco, ID, July 21, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 21, 1968
- Place: Arco, ID · ARCO, ID
- Location: 43.6319° N, 113.3011° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Arco, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6319&lon=-113.3011&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 9, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108624
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA69F0106
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA69F0106

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3929  68/7/21    ARCO,ID             PITTS SPEC          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 55, 2500
        TIME - 1630                    N86G                PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER                       UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: BLADES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
                                  PROP/ENGINE VIBRATION
        REMARKS- SEPARATED 18 INS FROM TIP.PLT PARACHUTED ONTO LAVA BED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N86G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N86G-1970-09-22), registration cancelled 1970-09-22, S/N 1, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PITTS SPEC
- Registry model: [Pitts Special PS-1G](https://openairdocs.org/model/pitts-special-ps-1g) (registry code 72201Q9) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## Other investigations on N86G (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 SEA66F0102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA66F0102), Sep 4, 1965: Pitts Psig (N86G), Idaho Falls, ID, 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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