# Accident 19910213002322A: Amtrpt PITTSSPECS2S, Santa Paula, CA, February 13, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 13, 1991, 15:28 local time
- Place: Santa Paula, CA
- Airport: Santa Paula Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.3990° N, 119.0709° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3990&lon=-119.0709&mi=10
- Aircraft: N31512, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31512-2011-02-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerotek PITTS S-2A (registry code 0110201, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerotek-pitts-s-2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming AEIO-360 series (registry code 41522, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRPT PITTSSPECS2S
- Reported engine: LYC AEIO360A1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 17,300 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91FA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91FA098) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910213002322A

## Narrative

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

FAILED TO OBSERVE N2282T THAT WAS HOVERING ONTO RUNWAY. FUSELAGE COLLIDED WITH ROTORS ON CLIMBOUT. VISIBLITY FACTOR

## Other aircraft in the event

- N2282T, Bell 206B: [Accident 19910213002321A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910213002321A)

## 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 LAX91FA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91FA098), Feb 13, 1991: Aerotek Pitts S-2A (N31512), Santa Paula, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT BY THE BELL 206B PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN HIS FAILURE TO SEE-AND-AVOID THE PITTS S-2A. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE S-2A PILOT'S RESTRICTED VISIBILITY FROM THE…

## Other reports on N31512 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19890426010079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890426010079A), Apr 26, 1989: Amtrpt PITTSSPECIAL (N31512), Fairfield, CA, Substantial damage. Gear up landing.

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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