Pitts S-2B N321MB

Summary

On 5 July 1999 at about 16:42 local time, a Pitts S-2B registered N321MB was involved in an accident near Steamboat Sprgs, Colorado, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

5 July 1999 at 16:42

Classification

Accident

Location

Steamboat Sprgs, Colorado, United States

Coordinates

40.4892, -106.8293

Aircraft

Pitts S-2B

Registration

N321MB

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DEN99FA113

2 people died.

Intentional aerobatics performed by the pilot at an altitude insufficient to make a safe recovery.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

Several witnesses observed the Pitts airplane performing aerobatic maneuvers at 'low' altitudes. One witness, also a pilot, saw the airplane climb and 'do hammerhead stall.' He said the airplane then descended from a 'stall and entered spin at approximately 1,000 feet agl. Aircraft did not recover from spin.'

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.