19990705046479A

Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Aviat PITTS S-2B · Steamboat Sprin, CO · July 5, 1999

Date: July 5, 1999 · 10:42 local
Place: Steamboat Sprin, CO
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N321MB
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN99FA113
Reported as: Aviat PITTSS2B

N321MBRegistration cancelled Sep 12, 2012 · Aviat PITTS S-2BS/N 5319 Airframe modelAviat PITTS S-2B

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What happened

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(-23)On July 5, 1999, at 1042 MDT, an Aviat pitts S-2B, N321MB, registered to and operated by the pilot was destroyed when it collided with terrain while maneuvering 4 miles southeast of Steamboat springs, Colorado. The commerical pilot and his passenger were fatally injured. Visual meteorologicalconditions prevailed and no flight plan ahd been field for this personal flight conducted under title 14 CFR part 91. The flight originated as sbs airport at approximately 1015 MDT. According to several witnesses, the pilot performed a "hammerhead stall", then entered a "flat spin". One witness, who had seen the pilot perform this maneuver before, said the pilot was "way too low".

As the FAA filed it

(-23)ON JULY 5, 1999, AT 1042 MDT, AN AVIAT PITTS S-2B, N321MB, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN WHILE MANEUVERING 4 MILES SOUTHEAST OF STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, COLORADO. THE COMMERICAL PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER WERE FATALLY INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICALCONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN AHD BEEN FIELD FOR THIS PERSONAL FLIGHT CONDUCTED UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AS SBS AIRPORT AT APPROXIMATELY 1015 MDT. ACCORDING TO SEVERAL WITNESSES, THE PILOT PERFORMED A "HAMMERHEAD STALL", THEN ENTERED A "FLAT SPIN". ONE WITNESS, WHO HAD SEEN THE PILOT PERFORM THIS MANEUVER BEFORE, SAID THE PILOT WAS "WAY TOO LOW".

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB DEN99FA113Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportSteamboat Sprgs, COIntentional aerobatics performed by the pilot at an altitude insufficient to make a safe recovery.Jul 5, 1999 · Destroyed