# Accident 19770312011279A: Child S2APITTS, Ft.Lauderdale, FL, March 12, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 12, 1977
- Place: Ft.Lauderdale, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 26.1223° N, 80.1434° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Lauderdale, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1223&lon=-80.1434&mi=10
- Aircraft: N23WB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23WB-1977-07-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerotek PITTS S-2A (registry code 0110201, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerotek-pitts-s-2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHILD S2APITTS
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,300 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA77FKT28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FKT28) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770312011279A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT ENTERED INVERTED SPIN AT ABOUT 2000 FT.PILOT'S LICENSE HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN SUSPENDED.

## 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 MIA77FKT28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FKT28), Mar 12, 1977: Pitts S2A (N23WB), Ft.Lauderdale, 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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