Pitts S-2A N899
8 September 1984 · Oak Harbor, Ohio, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 8 September 1984 at about 18:40 local time, a Pitts S-2A registered N899 was involved in an accident near Oak Harbor, Ohio, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Oak Harbor, Ohio, United States
- Coordinates
- 41.5101, -83.1403
- Aircraft
- Pitts S-2A
- Registration
- N899
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Oak Harbor → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI84LA385
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
WITNESS STATED PLT WAS PERFORMING AEROBATIC MANEUVERS. AT THE TOP OF A LOOP (APRX 3000 FT AGL) THE ACFT REMAINED INVERTED, PWR WAS REDUCED AND AN INVERTED SPIN WAS ENTERED. THE ACFT REMAINED IN THE INVERTED SPIN TO WATER IMPACT. THE PLT DOES NOT RECALL THE ACCIDENT FLT, BUT STATED HE HAD BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH G-LOADS AND LOW BLOOD PRESSURE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Pitts S-2A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 May 1984 | Pitts S-2A | Boulder, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Sep 1983 | Pitts S-2A | Green Cove Spr., Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 3 Aug 1985 | Pitts S-2A | Van Nuys, California, United States | Alpha Aviation, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 17 Sep 1985 | Pitts S-2A | Carlsbad, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 4 Nov 1980 | Pitts S-2A | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jan 1979 | Pitts S-2A | Montpelier, Idaho, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jul 1984 | Burns SONERIA II | Woodsfield, Ohio, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 8 Dec 1984 | Cessna 177 | Cadiz, Ohio, United States | Henry Hock | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jul 1984 | Bell 47-G2 | Jeffersonville, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Dec 1984 | Cessna 210M | Columbus, Ohio, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Jul 1984 | Cessna 172 | Urbana, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Aug 1984 | Piper PA-22-150 | Findlay, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |