# Accident 19880529016289A: Amtrpt PITTSSPECS2S, El Paso, TX, May 29, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 1988, 10:45 local time
- Place: El Paso, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.6401° N, 106.2698° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.6401&lon=-106.2698&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5333N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5333N-1994-08-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerotek PITTS S2S (registry code 0110202, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerotek-pitts-s2s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRPT PITTSSPECS2S
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW88DQA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88DQA01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880529016289A

## Narrative

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

PULLED OUT OF DIVE TOO LATE. HIT GROUND HARD AND STOPPED SUBMERGED IN A LAKE. WAS PERFORMING ACROBATICS AT AIR SHOW

## 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 FTW88DQA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88DQA01), May 29, 1988: Aerotek Pitts S2S (N5333N), El Paso, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: PILOT'S FAILURE TO COMPLETE THE AEROBATIC MANEUVER IN A MANNER WHICH INSURED ADEQUATE TERRAIN CLEARANCE AT THE TERMINATION.

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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