# Accident 19920627021999A: Child S2BPITTS, Aurora, NE, June 27, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 1992, 16:45 local time
- Place: Aurora, NE
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8598° N, 98.0001° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8598&lon=-98.0001&mi=10
- Aircraft: N92BT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N92BT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aviat PITTS S-2B (registry code 2210308, https://openairdocs.org/model/aviat-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: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,185 total, 56 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI92LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA190) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920627021999A

## Narrative

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

SMOKE IN COCKPIT FROM AIR SHOW SMOKE GENERATOR DURING A SPIN. BLEW CANOPY. PULLED OUT LATE. IMPACTED FLAT AND LEVEL

## 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 CHI92LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA190), Jun 27, 1992: Pitts S2B (N92BT), Aurora, NE, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S RESTRICTED VISUAL LOOKOUT FROM SMOKE ENTERING THE COCKPIT. FACTORS WERE SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT WHICH RESULTED IN THE PILOT BECOMING DISORIENTED.

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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