Pitts S1-T accident near Vero Beach, FL
On August 27, 2000, a Pitts S1-T (airplane) was involved in an accident near Vero Beach, FL. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- August 27, 2000
- Place
- Vero Beach, FL
- Aircraft
- Pitts S1-T · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 27.579°N, 80.470°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001212X21811
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On August 27, 2000, about 0823 eastern daylight time, a Joel G. Summers Pitts S1-T, registered to, and operated by a private owner, as a Title 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight, crashed in an orange grove in Indian River County, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed in the area, and no flight plan was filed. The airplane incurred substantial damage, and the private-rated pilot, sole occupant of the aircraft, sustained fatal injuries. The flight originated from Vero Beach, Florida, the same day, about 0800. According to the Indian River County Sheriff's dispatcher, a member of the pilot's family said that the pilot departed the airport at about 0800, with the intent to fly for about 30 minutes. The family member later reported the pilot missing at about 2200, after he had not returned home, and no one had seen him since he departed the airport. At 0350, August 28, 2000, a sheriff's deputy discovered the airplane's wreckage in an orange grove. PERSONNEL INFORMATION Records obtained during the investigation showed that the pilot held a private pilot certificate, with an airplane single engine land rating, issued on August 13, 1984 The pilot also held an FAA third class medical certificate issued on September 14, 1998, with the limitation, "must wear lenses for distant - possess glasses for near vision". The pilot's logbook showed that the pilot had accumulated about 312 flight hours, and had flown about 9 hours in the previous 90 days. AIRCRAFT INFORMATION N112JG is a Pitts Model S1-T, experimental amateur built, single seat aerobatic biplane, with
Probable cause
the pilot's failure to maintain control in flight, which resulted in an uncontrolled descent, and collision with the ground.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
