# Accident 19800701024311A: Child S2APITTS, Redlands, CA, July 1, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 1980, 15:40 local time
- Place: Redlands, CA
- Airport: Redlands
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0853° N, 117.1464° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at REDLANDS MUNI (REI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0853&lon=-117.1464&mi=10
- Aircraft: N21CM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N21CM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerotek PITTS S-2A (registry code 0110201, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerotek-pitts-s-2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHILD S2APITTS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 314 total, 185 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80FUG46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FUG46) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800701024311A

## Narrative

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

USING WRONG UNICOM FREQUENCY, LANDED ON TOP OF OTHER AIRPLANE ON SHORT FINAL.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N45142, Gulstm AA5B: [Accident 19800701024312A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800701024312A)

## 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 LAX80FUG46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FUG46), Jul 1, 1980: Pitts S2A (N21CM), Redlands, CA, substantial damage

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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