# NTSB SEA79FYA07: Pitts S-2A, N79DG, Montpelier, ID, January 17, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 17, 1979
- Place: Montpelier, ID · MONTPELIER, ID
- Location: 42.3260° N, 111.2988° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Montpelier, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3260&lon=-111.2988&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 15, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138235
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA79FYA07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FYA07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0022  79/1/17    MONTPELIER,ID       PITTS S-2A          CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1743                    N79DG               PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     40, 10000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          AFTON,WY                    ROCK SPRINGS,WY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  APPROACHING DARKNESS
        REMARKS- LDG ON HIWAY AT DUSK. HIT PWR LINES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N79DG](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N79DG), registered now, S/N 2184, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PITTS S-2A
- Registry model: [Aerotek PITTS S-2A](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerotek-pitts-s-2a) (registry code 0110201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming AEIO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-360-series) (registry code 41522, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19790117000989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790117000989A), Jan 17, 1979: Child S2APITTS, Montpelier, ID, Substantial damage. Pilot attempted a precautionary landing due to weather and darkness. Hit a wire on approach.

## Other investigations on N79DG (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 CHI95LA318](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA318), Sep 10, 1995: Aviat Pitts S2R (N79DG), Belvidere, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: inadequate visual lookout by the pilots of both airplanes, which resulted in failure of each pilot to see-and-avoid the other airplane.

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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