# Accident 19780521013199A: Child S2PITT/, Latrobe, PA, May 21, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 1978
- Place: Latrobe, PA
- Airport: Latrobe
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 40.3124° N, 79.3826° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Latrobe, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3124&lon=-79.3826&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44LH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N44LH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerotek PITTS S-2A (registry code 0110201, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerotek-pitts-s-2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming GSO-435 SERIE (registry code 41523, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-gso-435-serie) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHILD S2PITT/
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,080 total, 39 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC78FGM29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FGM29) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780521013199A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 NYC78FGM29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FGM29), May 21, 1978: Pitts S2S (N44LH), Latrobe, PA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N44LH (1)

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

- [Accident 19871024065969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871024065969A), Oct 24, 1987: Amtrpt PITTSSPECS2S (N44LH), Ramseur, NC, Substantial damage. Lost directional control on rollout. Ground looped. Caused substantial damage to the aircrafts undercarriage.

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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