# NTSB UNK65X0661: Dean Case Specl, N117Q, Fairview, OK, November 11, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: November 11, 1964
- Place: Fairview, OK · FAIRVIEW, OK
- Location: 36.2706° N, 98.4770° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fairview, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2706&lon=-98.4770&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report January 5, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 181605
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X0661
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0661

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0657  64/11/11   FAIRVIEW OKLA       DEAN CASE SPECL     CR-  0  1  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 2500
        TIME - 1320                    N117Q               PX-  0  0  0  AIR SHOW/RACING           TOTAL HOURS, 400 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FAIRVIEW
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- TAILWIND OF 20 KNOTS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N117Q](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N117Q), registered now, S/N 11DC (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DEAN CASE SPECL
- Registry model: [Dean A Case PITTS SPECIAL](https://openairdocs.org/model/dean-a-case-pitts-special) (registry code 72201C9) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-360-A1D](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-a1d) (registry code 41504, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Fairview

## Other investigations on N117Q (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 FTW80DQG12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DQG12), Mar 21, 1980: Pitts S-1S (N117Q), Midland, TX, minor damage

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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