# Accident 19930923036132A: Child S2BPITTS, Sherman-Denison, TX, September 23, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 23, 1993, 15:15 local time
- Place: Sherman-Denison, TX
- Airport: Grayson County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6091° N, 96.5995° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6091&lon=-96.5995&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15AV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15AV-2015-01-05) (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 IO540*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,950 total, 127 in this make and model, 170 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW93LA265](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA265) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930923036132A

## Narrative

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

DURING NATL AEROBATIC COMPETITION COLLIDED WITH AIRCRAFT. ONE INBOUND OTHER OUTBOUND ON 75FT WIDE TAXIWAY.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N7FD, Child S1PITTS: [Accident 19930923036131A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930923036131A)

## 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 FTW93LA265](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA265), Sep 23, 1993: Pitts S2B (N15AV), Sherman, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN VISUAL LOOKOUT BY THE PILOTS IN COMMAND OF BOTH AIRCRAFT.

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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