# Accident 19950401006269A: Child S2BPITTS, Ottawa, KS, April 1, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 1995, 12:30 local time
- Place: Ottawa, KS
- Airport: Ottawa Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5999° N, 95.2606° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5999&lon=-95.2606&mi=10
- Aircraft: N876CB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N876CB-1995-07-12) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 5,851 total, 584 in this make and model, 94 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI95DCQ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95DCQ01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950401006269A

## Narrative

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

PRACTICE AEROBATICS. ENTERED FLAT SPIN. FAILED TO RECOVER.

## 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 CHI95DCQ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95DCQ01), Apr 1, 1995: Pitts S-2B (N876CB), Ottawa, KS, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot not performing proper stall/spin recovery procedures.

## Other reports on N876CB (1)

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

- [Accident 19930324006729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930324006729A), Mar 24, 1993: Child S2BPITTS (N876CB), Boulder, CO, Substantial damage. Struck a tree hidden by nose of aircraft during a practice engine out approach. CFI took over and landed on runway.

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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