# Accident 19960427012009A: Child S2APITTS, Reidsville, NC, April 27, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 1996, 15:00 local time
- Place: Reidsville, NC
- Airport: Rockingham County/Shiloh Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3399° N, 79.6707° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3399&lon=-79.6707&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8040, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8040) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerotek PITTS S-2A (registry code 0110201, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerotek-pitts-s-2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHILD S2APITTS
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 1,300 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA96LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA132) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960427012009A

## Narrative

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

DURING INVERTED RIBBON CUTTING AT AIRSHOW COLLIDED WITH GROUND. BURNED.

## 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 MIA96LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA132), Apr 27, 1996: Aerotek Pitts S-2A (N8040), Reidsville, NC, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot failed to maintain control of the airplane while performing an acrobatic maneuver.

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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