# Accident 19840908047739A: Child S2APITTS, Oak Harbor, OH, September 8, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 8, 1984, 13:44 local time
- Place: Oak Harbor, OH
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5101° N, 83.1403° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5101&lon=-83.1403&mi=10
- Aircraft: N899, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N899-1995-11-17) (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
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 810 total, 41 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI84LA385](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA385) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840908047739A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS PRACTICING AEROBATIC MANEUVERS WHEN AIRCRAFT ENTERED INVERTED SPIN AND DID NOT RECOVER BEFORE CRASHING.

## 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 CHI84LA385](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA385), Sep 8, 1984: Pitts S-2A (N899), Oak Harbor, OH, destroyed

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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