# NTSB SEA74FTA01: Pitts S1C, N26P, Miles City, MT, July 8, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 8, 1973
- Place: Miles City, MT · MILES CITY, MT
- Location: 46.4058° N, 105.8389° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Miles City, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.4058&lon=-105.8389&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 17, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189147
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA74FTA01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74FTA01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2467   73/7/8    MILES CITY,MONT     PITTS S1C           CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 22, 2200
        TIME - 1045                    N26P                PX-  0  0  0  AIR SHOW/RACING           TOTAL HOURS, 314 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MILES CITY MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MILES CITY,MONT             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
        REMARKS- DRNG AIRSHOW.WND GUSTING 10K.AIR IN BRAKE LINES.WING STRUCK RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N26P (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PITTS S1C
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Miles City Muni

## 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 19730708017319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730708017319A), Jul 8, 1973: Child S2PITT*, Miles City, MT, Substantial damage. Drng airshow. Wnd gusting 10K.air in brake lines. Wing struck rwy.

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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