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    Airframe Family: Pitts Special
    Latest Model:S-1C Special
    Construction Number:DC1
    Last Civil Registration:N6119
    Compressed ID:Pitts S-1C cn DC1 cr N6119
    Latest Owner or Location:Pima Air and Space Museum, Davis-Monthan AFB (South Side), Tucson, Arizona

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    Dates

    Event

    1962

    Constructed as a S-1C.

    By 25 April 1971

    To unknown owner with c/r N6119.

    25 April 1971

    Crashed.
    The incident occurred at Douglasville, GA, United States. The time was 1700 hours. The damage was substantial. Incident occurred at the Woods Strip Airport. The flight departed from Fairburn, GA, with an unknown destination. Suffered a hard landing on touch down. The gear collapsed on touch down. The factors included; overload failure. Report remarks include: Stalled out abt five feet ovr runway.
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    15 November 1971

    Crashed.
    The incident occurred at Douglasville, GA, United States. The time was 1130 hours. The damage was substantial. The flight departed from Douglasville, GA, with an unknown destination. Ground looped or water swerved during the takeoff run. The aircraft nosed over while aborting takeoff. The factors included; terrain. Report remarks include: Takeoff on hiway, lost drctnl control hit soft spot on shoulder.
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    9 August 1974

    To unknown owner with c/r N3P {1}.
    Sale reported to a new owner in Oklahoma City, OK.

    28 November 1995

    Civil registration, N3P {1}, cancelled.
    Sale reported to a new owner in Oklahoma City, OK.

    To unknown owner with c/r N6119 (SC-1, DC1).

    Circa 13 May 1998

    Certificate of airworthiness for N6119 (SC-1, DC1) issued.

    13 May 1998

    Civil registration, N6119, cancelled.

    13 May 1998

    To unknown owner with c/r N6119.

    13 May 1998

    Civil registration, N6119, cancelled.
    Sale reported to a new owner in Tucson, AZ.

    To unknown owner.
    Sale reported to a new owner in Tucson, AZ.

    June 2002

    To Pima Air and Space Museum, Davis-Monthan AFB (South Side), Tucson, AZ.
    Donated to the museum.
    View the Location Dossier

    9 September 2011


    Photographer: Mike Henniger

    19 October 2017


    Photographer: Johnny Comstedt
    Notes: In Pima Air and Space Museum in Tucson, AZ, USA 19. October 2017
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     Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    National Transportation Safety Board
    Pima Air and Space Museum
    Individual Contributors
     Johnny Comstedt
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