# Accident 19880410008099A: Child S2APITTS, Elk City, OK, April 10, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 10, 1988, 17:10 local time
- Place: Elk City, OK
- Airport: Elk City Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.3990° N, 99.4094° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3990&lon=-99.4094&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8076, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8076-1991-04-15) (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 AEIO360A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 578 total, 16 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW88DPJ04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88DPJ04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880410008099A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED DURING INVERTED SPIN. HAD BEEN PRACTICING ACROBATICS. REASON FOR NON RECOVERY MAY HAVE BEEN LOW SKILL LEVEL

## 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 FTW88DPJ04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88DPJ04), Apr 10, 1988: Aerotek Pitts S-2A (N8076), Elk City, OK, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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