Smith PITTS SPECIAL S-1 N292Y accident near Madison, GA, USA, September 29, 2026
Smith PITTS SPECIAL S-1, registration N292Y, was involved in an acc near Madison, GA, USA on September 29, 2026. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as serious. Case WPR26LA362 is in work.
ADS-B receivers recorded 30 minutes of the flight after departing the Peachtree City/Falcon Fld area (KFFC), reaching a maximum of 3,600 ft. The last recorded position was at 17:47 UTC, at 1,800 ft and 91 knots, descending at 1,536 feet per minute, about 25 km from Monroe/Walton Cnty (KD73).
The nearest weather report, from KD73 (25 km away), showed visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
This page reconstructs the flight from public ADS-B data for information only. The NTSB report is the authority on what happened and why.
Key facts
- Date
- September 29, 2026
- Location
- Madison, GA, USA
- Aircraft
- Smith PITTS SPECIAL S-1
- Registration
- N292Y
- Injuries
- Serious
- NTSB case
- WPR26LA362 (In work)
- Departure area
- Peachtree City/Falcon Fld (KFFC)
- Nearest airport
- Monroe/Walton Cnty (KD73)
- Recorded flight
- 30 min, max 3,600 ft
- Last recorded position
- 17:47 UTC, 1,800 ft, 91 kt
3D flight replay
Replay the recorded flight in 3D with the weather, light and terrain at the time, flight instruments reconstructed from the aircraft's ADS-B transmissions, and automatically detected events.
Related accidents
Sources: NTSB case WPR26LA362; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.