Pitts S-2 N246PC
30 May 1988 · Siloam Springs, Arkansas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 30 May 1988 at about 00:30 local time, a Pitts S-2 registered N246PC was involved in an accident near Siloam Springs, Arkansas, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 00:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Siloam Springs, Arkansas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Siloam Springs (SLG)
- Coordinates
- 36.1800, -94.5391
- Aircraft
- Pitts S-2
- Registration
- N246PC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Fort Smith
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MKC88LA102
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
THE PILOT SAID THAT AFTER TAKEOFF AND REACHING A SAFE ALTITUDE, HE MADE AN IMMEDIATE HARD LEFT TURN RESULTING IN A LOSS OF CONTROL. PILOT DID NOT RECOVER FROM THE RESULTANT STALL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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