# Accident 19930324006729A: Child S2BPITTS, Boulder, CO, March 24, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 24, 1993, 13:10 local time
- Place: Boulder, CO
- Airport: Boulder Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: YFAS
- Location: 39.9690° N, 105.2095° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9690&lon=-105.2095&mi=10
- Aircraft: N876CB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N876CB-1995-07-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pitts Aerobatics S-2B (registry code 7220450, https://openairdocs.org/model/pitts-aerobatics-s-2b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHILD S2BPITTS
- Reported engine: LYC AEIO540D4A5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,100 total, 503 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN93LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN93LA035) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930324006729A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A TREE HIDDEN BY NOSE OF AIRCRAFT DURING A PRACTICE ENGINE OUT APPROACH. CFI TOOK OVER AND LANDED ON RUNWAY.

## 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 DEN93LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN93LA035), Mar 24, 1993: Pitts S2B (N876CB), Boulder, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN A VISUAL LOOKOUT. A FACTOR WAS: THE STUDENT PILOT'S RESTRICTED VISUAL LOOKOUT.

## Other reports on N876CB (1)

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

- [Accident 19950401006269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950401006269A), Apr 1, 1995: Child S2BPITTS (N876CB), Ottawa, KS, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Practice aerobatics. Entered flat spin. Failed to recover.

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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