# NTSB Accident NYC87DGM03
> **WOODY PITTS S1** · 1987-09-10 · IRWIN, PA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC87DGM03
- **Event ID:** 20001213X32175
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1987-09-10
- **Location:** IRWIN, PA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.319919, -79.690925
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** WOODY
- **Model:** PITTS S1
- **Registration:** N290RW
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S INABILITY TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING INITIAL CLIMBOUT. INADVERTENT USE OF THE RUDDER CONTROLS WAS A FACTOR.

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