# Accident 19740919035679A: Child S2APITTS, Gurley, AL, September 19, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 1974
- Place: Gurley, AL
- Airport: Wood
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 34.7014° N, 86.3803° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gurley, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7014&lon=-86.3803&mi=10
- Aircraft: N32Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N32Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerotek PITTS S-2A (registry code 0110201, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerotek-pitts-s-2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHILD S2APITTS
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,400 total, 40 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA75DKJ24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75DKJ24) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740919035679A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

STRUCK TREE CONT FLT TO NORTH HUNTSVILLE ARPT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA75DKJ24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75DKJ24), Sep 19, 1974: Pitts S-2A (N32Z), Gurley, AL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N32Z (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19880131009009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880131009009I), Jan 31, 1988: Amtrpt PITTSSPECS2S (N32Z), Hollywood, FL. Aircraft engine lost power at cruise altitude. Forced landing on a street. Engine failure cause undetermined.
- [Incident 19821207065489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821207065489I), Dec 7, 1982: Amtrpt PITTSSPECIAL (N32Z), Pompano Beach, FL, Minor damage. Aircraft bounced on landing. Unable to recover. Came down hard on runway. Came to rest off side of runway.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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