Accident Pitts S-2A N8076,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 37510
 
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Date:Sunday 10 April 1988
Time:17:10
Type:Silhouette image of generic PTS2 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Pitts S-2A
Owner/operator:Private
Registration: N8076
MSN: 2129
Total airframe hrs:534 hours
Engine model:LYCOMING AEIO-360-A1A
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Elk City, OK -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Private
Departure airport:OK (ELK)
Destination airport:(ELK)
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
THE AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED DOING AEROBATICS. A STALL/SPIN WAS INITIATED FROM A CLIMBING VERTICAL ATTITUDE. CORRECTIVE ACTION WAS NOT ACCOMPLISHED BY THE PILOT AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED TO SPIN TO GROUND IMPACT. NO AIRCRAFT MALFUNCTIONS WERE FOUND. CAUSE:

Sources:

NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001213X25461

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
24-Oct-2008 10:30 ASN archive Added
21-Dec-2016 19:23 ASN Update Bot Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency]

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