# NTSB Accident MIA98LA099
> **Pitts S1-S** · 1998-03-11 · ZEPHYRHILLS, FL, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA98LA099
- **Event ID:** 20001211X09741
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-03-11
- **Location:** ZEPHYRHILLS, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 28.259552, -82.129196
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Pitts
- **Model:** S1-S
- **Registration:** N99PF
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's improper use of flight controls (ailerons) during a touch-and-go landing with a crosswind, resulting in a loss of directional control and subsequent nose over of the airplane.  A factor relating to the accident was: the pilot's lack of total experience in kind of aircraft.

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