# Accident 19831108056549A: Child S2BPITTS, Elk Grove, CA, November 8, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 8, 1983, 15:10 local time
- Place: Elk Grove, CA
- Airport: Sacramento Execut
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.4401° N, 121.2997° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4401&lon=-121.2997&mi=10
- Aircraft: N700ME, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N700ME-1985-09-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aviat PITTS S-2B (registry code 2210308, https://openairdocs.org/model/aviat-pitts-s-2b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHILD S2BPITTS
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,262 total, 128 in this make and model, 61 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX84FA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84FA055) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831108056549A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO RECOVER FROM A FLAT SPIN. PILOT BAILED OUT. SECOND PILOT WITH HEART DEFECT MAY HAVE FROZE OR BLACKED OUT.

## 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 LAX84FA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84FA055), Nov 8, 1983: Aerotek Pitts S-2B (N700ME), Elk Grove, CA, 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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