Pitts S2 HL1161

Summary

On 24 September 2016 at about 11:32 local time, a Pitts S2 registered HL1161 was involved in an accident near Seoul, Republic Of Korea. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

24 September 2016 at 11:32

Classification

Accident

Location

Seoul, Republic Of Korea

Coordinates

36.3528, 126.1756

Aircraft

Pitts S2

Registration

HL1161

Category

Airplane

Operator

Not recorded

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

NTSB number

ANC16RA074

1 person died.

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

On September 24, 2016 , about 1132 local time, an Aviat Pitts S-2B airplane, Republic of Korea registration number HL1161, operated by the pilot, was destroyed following an impact with terrain during an airshow at Taean Airfield, Republic of Korea. The pilot and sole occupant received fatal injuries. The AVIATION and RAILWAY ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION BOARD, Republic of Korea is investigating the accident. As the state of manufacture of the airplane, the NTSB has designated a U.S. Accredited Representative under the provisions of Annex 13 to the Convention on Civil Aviation to assist AVIATION and RAILWAY ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION BOARD in their investigation. All inquiries concerning this accident should be directed to: AVIATION and RAILWAY ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION BOARD Ministry of Land, Infrastructure Land and Transport, Republic Of Korea Government Building 5-603, #94 dasom 2 ro, Sejong City, 339-012, Republic Of Korea Aviation and Railway Accident Aviation and Railway Accident

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.