# Accident 19891123046399A: Child S2BPITTS, La Junta, TX, November 23, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 23, 1989, 12:40 local time
- Place: La Junta, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9592° N, 97.6804° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9592&lon=-97.6804&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6031U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6031U-2014-12-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Christen Industries PITTS S-2B (registry code 2210006, https://openairdocs.org/model/christen-industries-pitts-s-2b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHILD S2BPITTS
- Reported engine: LYC AEIO540D4A5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 482 total, 92 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW90FA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90FA037) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891123046399A

## Narrative

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

OBSERVED TO PERFORM ACROBATICS THEN HAMMERHEAD STALL. ENTERED SPIN AND FAILED TO RECOVER.

## 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 FTW90FA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90FA037), Nov 23, 1989: Christen Industries Pitts S-2B (N6031U), La Junta, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S DELAYED REMEDIAL ACTION TO RECOVER FROM THE SPIN AND HIS MISJUDGING OF ALTITUDE.

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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