# Accident 19940526017709A: Child S2BPITTS, Ft Lauderdale, FL, May 26, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 1994, 14:00 local time
- Place: Ft Lauderdale, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7803° N, 82.0307° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7803&lon=-82.0307&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61PS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N61PS) (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 AEIO540L1B5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 879 total, 374 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA94LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA154) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940526017709A

## Narrative

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

HEARD POP DURING AEROBATICS. LOST AILERON CONTROL. IMPROPERLY WELDED AILERON SUPPORT BRACKET BROKE AT THE WELD.

## 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 MIA94LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA154), May 26, 1994: Pitts S2B (N61PS), Keystone Height, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S EXCEEDING OF THE DESIGN LIMITATIONS OF THE AIRPLANE.

## Other reports on N61PS (1)

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

- [Accident 20040303016849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040303016849A), Mar 3, 2004: Aviat PITTSS2B (N61PS), Boca Raton, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) Mr. Swartz was flying aircraft on second flight of the day when Mr. Swartz performed an inverted maneuver and the engine temporarily lost power. Mr.…

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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