# NTSB Accident MIA00LA137
> **Walden A. Cooper PITTS S1S** · 2000-04-11 · DAYTONA BEACH, FL, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA00LA137
- **Event ID:** 20001212X20884
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2000-04-11
- **Location:** DAYTONA BEACH, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 29.170427, -81.13906
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Walden A. Cooper
- **Model:** PITTS S1S
- **Registration:** N27235
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

Collapse of the tail wheel to the right during landing rollout when the forward attach bolt sheared for undetermined reasons. This resulted in the aircraft's rudder deflecting to the right, the pilot losing directional control, and the aircraft running off the runway and colliding with a hangar.

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