# Accident 19940417007859A: Child S2APITTS, Kahuku, HI, April 17, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 17, 1994, 12:46 local time
- Place: Kahuku, HI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 21.6791° N, 157.9400° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.6791&lon=-157.9400&mi=10
- Aircraft: N54TA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54TA-1996-08-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aviat PITTS S-2B (registry code 2210308, https://openairdocs.org/model/aviat-pitts-s-2b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHILD S2APITTS
- Reported engine: LYC AEIO540D4A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA194) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940417007859A

## Narrative

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

INDICATES PILOT BECAME DISORIENATATED DOING SLOW ROLLS FOR AIRSHOW PERFORMANCE OVER OCEAN.DIVED INVERTED INTO WATER

## 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 LAX94LA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA194), Apr 17, 1994: Pitts S-2A (N54TA), Kahuku, HI, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT CONTROL DUE TO SPATIAL DISORIENTATION WHILE PERFORMING AN ACROBATIC ROUTINE. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE LOW ALTITUDE AT WHICH THE PILOT WAS…

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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