Incident Pitts S-1 N900K,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 66367
 
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Date:Sunday 12 July 2009
Time:13:35
Type:Silhouette image of generic PTS1 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Pitts S-1
Owner/operator:Private
Registration: N900K
MSN: 1JM
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Großostheim -   Germany
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Demo/Airshow/Display
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
The airplane was performing aerobatics when it came in too low and struck a car on the road to the airport and crashed some 50 meters later in a field, flipping over. Two occupants inside the car and the pilot sustained minor injured and one person in the car sustained moderate injuries.

Sources:

1. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=900K
2. http://www.faz.net/s/RubCD175863466D41BB9A6A93D460B81174/Doc~E8C6C0800BB5E496E902CF24E59A1F250~ATpl~Ecommon~Scontent.html?rss_googlenews
3. https://www.main-echo.de/_/tools/diaview.html?_CMTREE=17480&_CMELEM=0
4. https://www.main-echo.de/regional/stadt-kreis-aschaffenburg/art3986,842496

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
16 August 1987 N900K Ed Fleet 0 Meade, KS sub

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
12-Jul-2009 09:45 Bleiente Added
12-Jul-2009 11:39 harro Updated
12-Jul-2009 13:59 slowkid Updated
12-Jul-2009 14:09 RobertMB Updated
14-Jul-2009 11:52 harro Updated
07-Sep-2010 15:12 Heimo Ernst Weiss Updated [Source, Embed code]
31-Mar-2015 21:16 Dr. John Smith Updated [Operator, Source, Embed code]

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