# Accident 19830915049329A: Child S2APITTS, Green Cove Spri, FL, September 15, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 1983, 14:25 local time
- Place: Green Cove Spri, FL
- Airport: Heller
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.9797° N, 81.6701° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9797&lon=-81.6701&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80041, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80041-2013-06-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerotek PITTS S-2A (registry code 0110201, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerotek-pitts-s-2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming AEIO-360 series (registry code 41522, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHILD S2APITTS
- Reported engine: LYC AEIO360A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,150 total, 250 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA83FA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83FA231) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830915049329A

## Narrative

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

NEAR VERTICAL IMPACT INTO A WOODED AREA. NO WITNESSES. WAS LOW ON FUEL. PLACARD AGAINST ACROBATICS WITH LOW FUEL.

## 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 MIA83FA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83FA231), Sep 15, 1983: Pitts S-2A (N80041), Green Cove Spr., FL, substantial damage, 2 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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