# Accident 19950722019299A: Child S2SPITTS, Honesdale, PA, July 22, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 1995, 15:10 local time
- Place: Honesdale, PA
- Airport: Cherry Ridge Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5706° N, 75.2504° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5706&lon=-75.2504&mi=10
- Aircraft: N330HP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N330HP-2008-05-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerotek PITTS S2S (registry code 0110202, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerotek-pitts-s2s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHILD S2SPITTS
- Reported engine: LYC IO540D4A5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,400 total, 1,000 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC95LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA169) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950722019299A

## Narrative

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

AEROBATIC TUMBLING MANUEVER RESULTED IN CRASH INTO TREES. ENTERED WITH LESS POWER AND ALTITUDE TO DO MANEUVER SAFE.

## 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 NYC95LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA169), Jul 22, 1995: Aerotek Pitts S-2S (N330HP), Honesdale, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilots misjudgment of the altitude required to perform an aerobatic maneuver, and the subsequent collision with trees.

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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