# NTSB Accident GAA18CA017
> **YOUNG DAVID E PITTS S1 C** · 2017-10-20 · Farmville, VA, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** GAA18CA017
- **Event ID:** 20171020X15857
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2017-10-20
- **Location:** Farmville, VA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.356109, -78.438613
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** YOUNG DAVID E
- **Model:** PITTS S1 C
- **Registration:** N25YD
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The other pilot’s failure to see and avoid the other airplane landing in the opposite direction on the runway. Contributing to the accident was the other pilot’s failure to use the correct runway call sign in his radio communications.

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