Christen PITTS S-2B N519ZB

Summary

On 16 July 2013 at about 23:40 local time, a Christen PITTS S-2B registered N519ZB, operated by Pittsbird LLC, was involved in an accident near Dalton, Ohio, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

16 July 2013 at 23:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Dalton, Ohio, United States

Coordinates

40.8714, -81.8861

Aircraft

Christen PITTS S-2B

Registration

N519ZB

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Pittsbird LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Akron → Akron

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN13LA467

Nobody was injured.

A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the engine did not reveal any mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was performing aerobatic maneuvers when the engine stopped producing power. He was unable to restart the engine and made a forced landing to a grass runway. The pilot landed the airplane half-way down the runway, but he was unable to stop it before it overran the runway and struck a utility pole. A postaccident test run of the engine and examinations of the engine and airplane did not reveal any preaccident malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.