# Accident 19910706026219A: Child S2APITTS, Eustis, FL, July 6, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 1991, 16:43 local time
- Place: Eustis, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.8572° N, 81.6768° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eustis, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.8572&lon=-81.6768&mi=10
- Aircraft: N31427 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CHILD S2APITTS
- Reported engine: LYC AEIO360A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,359 total, 88 in this make and model, 78 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA91LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA182) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910706026219A

## Narrative

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

NO ELEVATOR CONTROL AFTER HAMMERHEAD STALL. LANDED NOSE DOWN USING TRIM TAB.SCREW DRIVER JAMMED ELEVATOR BELLCRANK

## 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 MIA91LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA182), Jul 6, 1991: Aerotek PITTS-S2A (N31427), Eustis, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF ELEVATOR CONTROL IN FLIGHT DUE TO A SCREWDRIVER JAMMING THE ELEVATOR CONTROL FOR UNKNOWN CAUSES.

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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