# Accident 19960406006129A: Child S2BPITTS, Freehold Townsh, NJ, April 6, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 1996
- Place: Freehold Townsh, NJ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Aircraft: N917JD (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CHILD S2BPITTS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC96FA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96FA084) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960406006129A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED IN FIELD DUE TO FUEL EHAUSTION.

## 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 NYC96FA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96FA084), Apr 6, 1996: Pitts S-2B (N917JD), Freehold Twsp, NJ, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's improper fuel management which resulted in a power loss due to fuel exhaustion, and his failure to maintain airspeed during a forced landing which resulted in an inadvertent stall.

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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