# NTSB SEA81FYA07: Pitts S-1S, N43BW, Boise, ID, January 10, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 10, 1981
- Place: Boise, ID · BOISE, ID
- Location: 43.6135° N, 116.2035° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Boise, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6135&lon=-116.2035&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 30, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127292
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA81FYA07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81FYA07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0161  81/1/10  NR.BOISE,ID           PITTS S-1S          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, UNK/NR
        TIME - 1300                    N43BW               PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 232 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GLIDER AIRPARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BOISE MUNI ARPT,ID         BOISE,ID
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- INTNL SPIN FROM STALL ABOUT 500FT AGL,THEN ENTERED SECONDARY SPIN TO IMPACT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N43BW](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43BW-2012-11-21), registration cancelled 2012-11-21, S/N 610-H, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PITTS S-1S
- Registry model: [Waugh PITTS SPECIAL S-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/waugh-pitts-special-s-1) (registry code 7220748) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Glider Airpark

## 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 19810110001739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810110001739A), Jan 10, 1981: Amtrpt PITTSSPECIAL, Boise, ID, Destroyed. Practicing low level aerobatics. Went into a spin from a hammerhead stall. Failed to recover.

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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