# Accident 19841006054549A: Child S2BPITTS, Hampshire, IL, October 6, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 1984, 16:00 local time
- Place: Hampshire, IL
- Airport: Casa De Aero
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0901° N, 88.5193° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0901&lon=-88.5193&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53130 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CHILD S2BPITTS
- Reported engine: LYC AEIO540D4A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 840 total, 110 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI85LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841006054549A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED HE RAISED NOSE OF AIRCRAFT DURING FLARE FOR LANDING AND AIRPLANE STALLED, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL.

## 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 CHI85LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA007), Oct 6, 1984: Aerotek Pitts S-2B (N53130), Hampshire, IL, 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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