# Accident 20030426008109A: Aviat PITTSS2B, Longmont, CO, April 26, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 26, 2003, 13:45 local time
- Place: Longmont, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2333° N, 105.1500° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2333&lon=-105.1500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N399DB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N399DB-2018-01-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Christen Industries PITTS S-2B (registry code 2210006, https://openairdocs.org/model/christen-industries-pitts-s-2b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming AEIO-540 series (registry code 41568, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AVIAT PITTSS2B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,420 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN03FA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03FA074) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030426008109A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AT APPROXIMATELY 1215 MDT BOULDER COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE RECEIVED A CALL REGARDING AN AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT AT THE SOUTH EAST CORNER OF YELLOWSTONE ROAD AND 83RD AVE. WITNESS REPORT SEEING THE AIRCRAFT PERFORM AEROBATICS AT AN ALTITUDE LOWER THEN USUAL AND HEARD THE ENGINE SPUTTER AND/OR POP SEVERAL TIMES AND THE AIRCRAFT NOSE DIVED INTO THE GROUND KILLING BOTH OCCUPANTS. WITNESS REPORT THE AIRCRAFT LEFT BOULDER MUNICIPAL AIRPORT AT APPROXIMATELY 10:00 MDT. THE AIRCRAFT IS REGISTERED TO CONNAIR INC. 3300 AIRPORT SUITE L BOULDER CO 80301-5430. TACH TIME WAS 261.5. MR. SANDS WAS IN THE FRONT SEAT MR. BULLINGTON WAS IN THE REAR.

## 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 DEN03FA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03FA074), Apr 26, 2003: Christen Industries Pitts S-2B (N399DB), Longmont, CO, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's improper in-flight planning and decision that resulted in fuel exhaustion and his entering an aerobatic maneuver with insufficient altitude. Factors contributing to the accident were the…

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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