# Accident 19890110000381A: Child S2BPITTS, Ramona, CA, January 10, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 10, 1989, 14:45 local time
- Place: Ramona, CA
- Airport: Ramona Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.0696° N, 116.8295° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0696&lon=-116.8295&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5332G (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CHILD S2BPITTS
- Reported engine: LYC IO540D4A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 180 total, 13 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89FA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89FA083) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890110000381A

## Narrative

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

DESCENDED UPON AND COLLIDED WITH N87002,BOTH ON FINAL. IMPACT SEVERED TAIL OF THE OVERTAKEN BELLANCA TRAINER.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N87002, Bbavia 7GCBC: [Accident 19890110000382A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890110000382A)

## 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 LAX89FA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89FA083), Jan 10, 1989: Pitts S2B (N5332G), Ramona, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PITTS PILOT'S INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT. CONTRIBUTING FACTOR(S) WAS: INADEQUATE RADIO COMMUNICATIONS BY THE PITTS PILOT.

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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