# Accident 19930822029839A: Child S2SPITTS, Bloomington-Nor, IL, August 22, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 1993, 12:30 local time
- Place: Bloomington-Nor, IL
- Airport: Bloomington-Normal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4708° N, 88.9396° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4708&lon=-88.9396&mi=10
- Aircraft: N10T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10T-2012-05-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Wells-Kelly-Wells PITTS S-2-S (registry code 722020D, https://openairdocs.org/model/wells-kelly-wells-pitts-s-2-s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHILD S2SPITTS
- Reported engine: LYC AEIO540D4A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 14,450 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI93LA347](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA347) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930822029839A

## Narrative

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

DURING AIR SHOW AEROBATIC MANEUVERS EXECUTED LOMCEVAK INTO INVERTED SPIN TO LOW FOR POSSIBILITY OF RECOVERY.

## 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 CHI93LA347](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA347), Aug 22, 1993: Wells Pitts S-2-S (N10T), Bloomington, IL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot in command continued the aerobatic maneuver too long to effect a safe level off.

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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