# Accident 19940726019379A: Child S2BPITTS, Salt Lake City, UT, July 26, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 1994, 08:15 local time
- Place: Salt Lake City, UT
- Airport: Salt Lake City International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8101° N, 111.9407° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8101&lon=-111.9407&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8026, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8026-2000-03-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pitts Aerobatics S-2B (registry code 7220450, https://openairdocs.org/model/pitts-aerobatics-s-2b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHILD S2BPITTS
- Reported engine: LYC AEIO540D4A5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,651 total, 48 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA94LA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA195) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940726019379A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A TUG ON TAXIWAY RETURNING TO RAMP. BLAMED BLINDED BY SUN. TUG LEFT ON TAXIWAY AFTER RUNNING OUT OF FUEL.

## 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 SEA94LA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA195), Jul 26, 1994: Pitts S-2B (N8026), Salt Lake City, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT BY THE INSTRUCTOR AND DUAL STUDENT. FACTORS INCLUDE SUNGLARE AND THE TUG LEFT ON THE TAXIWAY.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.