# Accident 20040303016849A: Aviat PITTSS2B, Boca Raton, FL, March 3, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 3, 2004, 15:14 local time
- Place: Boca Raton, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.1972° N, 80.1706° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1972&lon=-80.1706&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61PS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N61PS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aviat PITTS S-2B (registry code 2210308, https://openairdocs.org/model/aviat-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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,600 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA04CA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA04CA055) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040303016849A

## Narrative

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

(-23) MR. SWARTZ WAS FLYING AIRCRAFT ON SECOND FLIGHT OF THE DAY WHEN MR. SWARTZ PERFORMED AN INVERTED MANEUVER AND THE ENGINE TEMPORARILY LOST POWER. MR. SWARTZ UPRIGHTED AIRCRAFT AND NOTICED THAT HE ONLY HAD TWO GALLONS OF FUEL REMAINING. MR. SWARTZ ATTEMPTED LANDING ON A DYKE AND UPON ROLL OUT LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT AND ENDED UP IN THE CANAL.

## 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 MIA04CA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA04CA055), Mar 3, 2004: Aviat Pitts S2B (N61PS), Parkland, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight planning which resulted in an off-airport precautionary landing to preclude fuel exhaustion, which resulted in damage to the airplane during the landing.

## Other reports on N61PS (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19940526017709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940526017709A), May 26, 1994: Child S2BPITTS (N61PS), Ft Lauderdale, FL, Substantial damage. Heard pop during aerobatics. Lost aileron control. Improperly welded aileron support bracket broke at the weld.

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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