# Accident 19900611019859A: Child S2APITTS, Thermal, CA, June 11, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 11, 1990, 09:55 local time
- Place: Thermal, CA
- Airport: Thermal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4806° N, 116.0991° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4806&lon=-116.0991&mi=10
- Aircraft: N29MC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N29MC-2012-09-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerotek PITTS S-2A (registry code 0110201, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerotek-pitts-s-2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHILD S2APITTS
- Reported engine: LYC AEIO360A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 732 total, 28 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90FA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90FA219) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900611019859A

## Narrative

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

INVERTED GR0UND IMPACT. WAS PRACTICING AEROBATIC MANUEVERS.

## 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 LAX90FA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90FA219), Jun 11, 1990: Aerotek Pitts S2A (N29MC), Thermal, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE HANDLING OF THE AIRPLANE DURING AN AEROBATIC MANEUVER.

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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