Christen PITTS S-2B N60698
28 August 1993 · Cayenne, French Guiana · Fatal
Summary
On 28 August 1993 at about 13:00 local time, a Christen PITTS S-2B registered N60698, operated by Desouza, Joel Cardoso, was involved in an accident near Cayenne, French Guiana. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Cayenne, French Guiana
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Christen PITTS S-2B
- Registration
- N60698
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Desouza, Joel Cardoso
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → MacApa
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Not Reported
- NTSB number
- MIA93WA186
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 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.
Other Christen PITTS accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Sep 1993 | Christen PITTS S-2B | Hawthorne, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Mar 1993 | Christen PITTS S1-T | Naples, Florida, United States | Cutshaw, Michael H. | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1992 | Christen PITTS S2B | Schellsburg, Pennsylvania, United States | Richard D Schauss | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 1991 | Christen PITTS S-2B | Scappoose, Oregon, United States | Edwin M. Stanley | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Oct 1991 | Christen PITTS S-2B | Sebring, Florida, United States | MTF, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 3 Feb 1990 | Christen PITTS | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Hosking Aerobatics | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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