# Accident 19851228066862A: Child S2BPITTS, Caddo Mills, TX, December 28, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 28, 1985, 16:00 local time
- Place: Caddo Mills, TX
- Airport: Caddo Mills Munli
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.0507° N, 96.2443° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs from the FAA’s distance and direction from , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0507&lon=-96.2443&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5305A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5305A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerotek PITTS S-2B (registry code 0110304, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerotek-pitts-s-2b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming AEIO-540 series (registry code 41568, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHILD S2BPITTS
- Reported engine: LYC AEIO540D4A5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,500 total, 21 in this make and model, 81 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW86FA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86FA027) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851228066862A

## Narrative

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

TURNING FINAL OVERTOOK AND COLLIDED WITH N6876X SEVERING ITS TAIL. N6876X HAD MADE INCORRECT STRAIGHT IN PATTERN.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N6876X, Cessna 172B: [Accident 19851228066861A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851228066861A)

## 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 FTW86FA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86FA027), Dec 28, 1985: Pitts S-2B (N5305A), Caddo Mills, TX, substantial damage, 2 fatal

## Other reports on N5305A (1)

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

- [Incident 19880709039429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880709039429I), Jul 9, 1988: Child S2BPITTS (N5305A), Rockwall, TX. Engine lost power. Forced landing in a field. Landed safely. Cause of engine failure undetermined.

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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