# Accident 19930920035249A: Child S2BPITTS, Hawthorne, CA, September 20, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 20, 1993, 09:04 local time
- Place: Hawthorne, CA
- Airport: Hawthorne Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9097° N, 118.3409° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9097&lon=-118.3409&mi=10
- Aircraft: N88EW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N88EW) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,760 total, 1,300 in this make and model, 43 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93LA359](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA359) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930920035249A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL LANDING. CFI TRIED TO CORRECT BUT AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED.

## 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 LAX93LA359](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA359), Sep 20, 1993: Christen Industries Pitts S-2B (N88EW), Hawthorne, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: dual student's failure to maintain directional control and improper use of the rudder and the CFI's inadequate supervision of the flight.

## Other reports on N88EW (1)

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

- [Accident 20140805013549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140805013549A), Aug 5, 2014: Christen Industries Inc PITTS S-2B (N88EW), Oceanside, CA, Substantial damage. I arrived at the north/ east corner of highway 76 and foussat rd. at approximately 1:15 pm August 5, 2014 and greeted by officer randy markham. Aircraft N88EW…

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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