# Accident 19900805030049A: Child S2BPITTS, Springfield, IL, August 5, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 1990, 17:22 local time
- Place: Springfield, IL
- Airport: Capital Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8500° N, 89.6510° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8500&lon=-89.6510&mi=10
- Aircraft: N260RM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N260RM-2013-09-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Christen Industries PITTS S-2B (registry code 2210006, https://openairdocs.org/model/christen-industries-pitts-s-2b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming AEIO-540 series (registry code 41568, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHILD S2BPITTS
- Reported engine: LYC AEIO540D4A5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 778 total, 7 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI90DEV07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90DEV07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900805030049A

## Narrative

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

STALLED MAKING A STEEP TURN TO DOWNWIND FROM AN OVERHEAD APPROACH. WENT INTO A SPIN AND NEVER RECOVERED.

## 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 CHI90DEV07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90DEV07), Aug 5, 1990: Pitts S2B (N260RM), Springfield, IL, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED AND ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO STALL DURING THE BREAK TURN TO DOWNWIND.

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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