# Accident 19860831043309A: Child S2BPITTS, Salt Lake City, UT, August 31, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 1986, 14:10 local time
- Place: Salt Lake City, UT
- Airport: Salt Lake City #2
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6209° N, 111.9792° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6209&lon=-111.9792&mi=10
- Aircraft: N260PS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N260PS-1989-01-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerotek PITTS S-2B (registry code 0110304, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerotek-pitts-s-2b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHILD S2BPITTS
- Reported engine: LYC AEIO540L1B5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,326 total, 424 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN86LA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86LA245) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860831043309A

## Narrative

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

PILOT FAILED TO RECOVER FROM A LOOP AFTER ENGINE LOST POWER. CARTWHEELED OFF RUNWAY. SUSPECT FUEL CONTAMINATION.

## 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 DEN86LA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86LA245), Aug 31, 1986: Aerotek Pitts S-2B (N260PS), Salt Lake City, UT, 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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