# NTSB SEA74FYG17: Pitts S-1C, N5S, Spokane, WA, September 9, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 9, 1973
- Place: Spokane, WA · SPOKANE, WA
- Location: 47.6588° N, 117.4260° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Spokane, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6588&lon=-117.4260&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 15, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187819
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA74FYG17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74FYG17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4042   73/9/9    SPOKANE,WASH        PITTS S-1C          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 3716
        TIME - 1400                    N5S                 PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FELTS FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          EVERETT,WASH                SPOKANE,WASH                 WENATCHEE,WASH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- L WG TIP HIT RWY DURNG GRND LOOP. DMGD MN SPAR OF LWR L WG. L BRAKE INOP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5S-1976-01-06), registration cancelled 1976-01-06, S/N BBC-1, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PITTS S-1C
- Registry model: [Pitts S-1C](https://openairdocs.org/model/pitts-s-1c) (registry code 72202LN) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Felts Field

## 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 19730909029449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730909029449A), Sep 9, 1973: Child S2PITT*, Spokane, WA, Substantial damage. L wg tip hit rwy durng grnd loop. Dmgd MN spar of lwr l wg. L brake inop.

## Other investigations on N5S (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 SEA74FYG40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74FYG40), May 19, 1974: Pitts Spcl S-1C (N5S), Mead, WA, destroyed

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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