# Accident 19760411009329A: Child S2PITT*, Merritt Island, FL, April 11, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 11, 1976
- Place: Merritt Island, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 28.3092° N, 80.6760° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Merritt Island, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.3092&lon=-80.6760&mi=10
- Aircraft: N182R (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CHILD S2PITT*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,336 total, 13 in this make and model, 128 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA76FLD50](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FLD50) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760411009329A

## Narrative

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

PLT WAS NOT WEARING PARACHUTE.

## 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 MIA76FLD50](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FLD50), Apr 11, 1976: Pitts S1-C (N182R), Merritt Island, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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