# Accident 19910810033019A: Child S2BPITTS, Scappoose, OR, August 10, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 1991, 16:50 local time
- Place: Scappoose, OR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.8004° N, 122.9705° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8004&lon=-122.9705&mi=10
- Aircraft: N77PW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N77PW-1991-08-10) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,871 total, 131 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA91FA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91FA203) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910810033019A

## Narrative

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

FAILED TO RECOVER FROM A DIVE WHILE PERFORMING LOW ALTITUDE ACROBATICS. WAIVER HAD A 1000 FOOT ACROBATIC MINIMUM.

## 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 SEA91FA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91FA203), Aug 10, 1991: Christen Industries Pitts S-2B (N77PW), Scappoose, OR, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S MISJUDGMENT OF ALTITUDE, WHILE PERFORMING AN AEROBATIC MANEUVER, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN GROUND CLEARANCE.

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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