# Accident 20011108029939A: Aviat PITTSS1S, Eatonville, WA, November 8, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 8, 2001, 16:15 local time
- Place: Eatonville, WA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.8419° N, 122.2444° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8419&lon=-122.2444&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3VT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3VT-2003-12-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Thurston PITTS S-1S (registry code 7220616, https://openairdocs.org/model/thurston-pitts-s-1s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AVIAT PITTSS1S
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA02LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02LA012) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011108029939A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS PREFORMING AEROBATICS - WITNESSES STATE THE PILOT DID A LOOP AT THE END OF THE MANEUVER IT APPEARED HE WAS GOING TO DO A HAMMER HEAD STALL. THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED OVER INVERTED AND MADE APPROXIMATELY 15 TO 20 REVOLUTIONS PRIOR TO CRASHING INVERTED.

## 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 SEA02LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02LA012), Nov 9, 2001: Thurston Pitts S-1S (N3VT), Eatonville, WA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's unsuccessful corrective action (recovery) from an inverted spin. A contributing factor was the pilot's encounter with the inverted spin 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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