# Accident 19950617020539A: Child S2BPITTS, Elgin, IL, June 17, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 1995, 17:49 local time
- Place: Elgin, IL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0307° N, 88.2804° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0307&lon=-88.2804&mi=10
- Aircraft: N260RG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N260RG-1995-10-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Christen Industries PITTS S-2B (registry code 2210006, https://openairdocs.org/model/christen-industries-pitts-s-2b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHILD S2BPITTS
- Reported engine: LYC AEIO540D4A5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,369 total, 700 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI95LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA185) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950617020539A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED LOST CONSCIOUSNESS ON CLIMBOUT AFTER PERFORMING AT AIRSHOW.PILOT TEST SHOWED INTOXICATED. MEDICAL DR (-23) AIRCRAFT HAD DEPARTED CRYSTAL LAKE, IL ON JUNE 17, 1995, WHEN AT 1750 CDT THE PITTS 52B, N290RG, WAS DESTROYED AFTER A COLLISION WITH THE GROUND AND SUBSEQUENT FIRE. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER RECEIVED SERIOUSL INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED.

## 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 CHI95LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA185), Jun 17, 1995: Christen Industries S-2B (N260RG), Elgin, IL, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot's incapacitation due to alcohol and drugs which led to a loss of consciousness.

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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