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| Date: | Wednesday 27 November 2024 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Pitts S-1C |
| Owner/operator: | Trustee of: November Zulu Group |
| Registration: | G-AXNZ |
| MSN: | EBX2 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Blackpool Airport, Squires Gate, Blackpool, Lancashire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Blackpool Airport (BLK/EGNH) |
| Blackpool Airport (BLK/EGNH) |
Pitts S-1C G-AXNZ Trustee of: November Zulu Group (registered owner). Substantially damaged 27 November 2024 during a runway excursion on landing at Blackpool Airport, Squires Gate, Blackpool, Lancashire. The incident was the subject of an AAIB Record Only Investgation, and the following is the summary from the AAIB Report:
"During the landing roll at Blackpool Airport, the aircraft started to turn left. The pilot reported he applied full right rudder but, because of the way his foot was positioned on the pedal, he could not apply sufficient right braking. The aircraft left the paved surface onto grass, and tipped onto its spinner".
G-AXNZ was first registered on 16 September 1969, although not completed until 1972. It is believed to be the oldest surviving Pitts S-1C still flying in the UK. It has passed through seven owners between 1969 and 2009, and had accumulated a total of 668 flying hours on the airframe as at 5 June 2025.
Sources:
1. AAIB Record-only investigations reviewed: May - June 2025 (Published 14 August 2025): https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/aaib-record-only-investigations-reviewed-May-june-2025/aaib-record-only-investigations-reviewed-May-june-2025
2. https://airport-data.com/aircraft/G-AXNZ.html
3. G-AXNZ History 1969-1981: https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-AXNZ-1.pdf
4. G-AXZNZ History 1981-2005: https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-AXNZ-2.pdf
5. https://www.planelogger.com/Aircraft/Registration/G-AXNZ/901696
6. Air Nav Radar Box: https://www.airnavradar.com/data/registration/G-AXNZ
7. Flight Radar 24: https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/g-axnz
8. https://forums.airshows.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=50026
9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackpool_Airport#Re-opening_of_the_airport_and_development_from_January_2015
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Oct-2025 07:48 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
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