# NTSB UNK64X1456: Pitts Spec, N11J, Leoti, KS, April 25, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 25, 1964
- Place: Leoti, KS · LEOTI, KS
- Location: 38.4834° N, 101.3576° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Leoti, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4834&lon=-101.3576&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 11, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 184867
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X1456
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1456

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0125  64/4/25    LEOTI KAN           PITTS SPEC          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0900                    N11J                PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  AGE 48, 1300 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            48 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LEOTI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,ALTITUDE OR CLEARANCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N11J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11J-1967-04-21), registration cancelled 1967-04-21, S/N 111 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PITTS SPEC
- Registry model: [Dean A Case PITTS SPECIAL](https://openairdocs.org/model/dean-a-case-pitts-special) (registry code 72201C9) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Leoti

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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