# Accident 19930307004369A: Child S2BPITTS, Hillsboro, MD, March 7, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 7, 1993, 15:08 local time
- Place: Hillsboro, MD
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9202° N, 75.9401° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9202&lon=-75.9401&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12QW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12QW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pitts Aerobatics S-2B (registry code 7220450, https://openairdocs.org/model/pitts-aerobatics-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 IO540D4A5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 889 total, 68 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO93LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA045) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930307004369A

## Narrative

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

INADVERTENTLY ENTERED FLAT SPIN AFTER HAMMERHEAD STALL. UNABLE TO RECOVER. IMPACTED FLAT IN MUDDY FIELD.

## 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 BFO93LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA045), Mar 7, 1993: Pitts S-2B (N12QW), Hillsboro, MD, destroyed. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED, WHILE PERFORMING AEROBATIC MANEUVERS, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT FLAT SPIN AND AN UNCONTROLLED DESCENT INTO TERRAIN.

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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