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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Child S2APITTS · Ramona, CA · July 28, 1985

Date: July 28, 1985 · 18:20 local
Place: Ramona, CA
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N56PS
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX85FUM01
Reported as: Child S2APITTS
Reported engine: Lycoming IO360A1A
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,574 total7 in this make and model7 in the last 90 days

N56PSRegistration cancelled Jan 12, 1989 · Aerotek PITTS S-2AS/N 2056 Airframe modelAerotek PITTS S-2A

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What happened

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Aircraft in nose down attitude collided with hill. Local aerobatics flight.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT IN NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE COLLIDED WITH HILL. LOCAL AEROBATICS FLIGHT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB LAX85FUM01Accident · 2 fatalFinal reportRamona, CAOn July 28, 1985 at approximately 1820 hours, a pitts S-2A, N56PS, owned and operated by william l. travis, crashed on a hillside on the 192 deg radial, 12.8 nautical miles from the julian VOR. The flight was for the purpose of aerobatics. The aircraft was…Jul 29, 1985 · Destroyed

Other reports on N56PS · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19790225007879IGround Taxi, Other Airplane · Borrego Springs, CAWhile making s turns taxiing on runway. Wing struck pieces of steel left on taxiway by contractor.Feb 25, 1979 · Reported as Child S2APITTS · Minor damage