Accident: Pitts S-1T
Feb 17, 2022 · Spring, TX
NTSB numberCEN22LA123Event id20220217104664
- 0
- Fatalities
- 1
- Serious injuries
- 0
- Minor injuries
- 0
- Uninjured
Probable cause
The failure of maintenance personnel to properly connect the throttle cable, which led to the pilot’s inability to control engine power during the initial climb. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s misjudgment of the headwind during the forced landing, which resulted in the airplane’s touchdown short of the runway and its impact with airport structures.
Source: National Transportation Safety Board. Record last changed Oct 28, 2026, 10:54 UTC.
Aircraft involved
- Aircraft
- Pitts S-1T
- Registration
- N731FL
- Year built
- 2007
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rules
- Part 91: general aviation
- Defining event
- Initial climb Powerplant sys/comp malf/fail
Source: National Transportation Safety Board aviation accident database. Counts only; Voydar holds no names.
Nearest airports
Airports with a Voydar profile closest to the recorded position. Proximity only.
- David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport (DWH)1 nm (1 km) north
- George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH)12 nm (22 km) east
- West Houston Airport (IWS)15 nm (29 km) south-west
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