# Accident 20041024032519A: Aviat PITTSS1S, Liberal, KS, October 24, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 24, 2004, 14:30 local time
- Place: Liberal, KS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.0442° N, 101.0056° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0442&lon=-101.0056&mi=10
- Aircraft: N230SB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N230SB-2008-01-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Strissel Dale R PITTS S1S 1979 (registry code 7220680, https://openairdocs.org/model/strissel-dale-r-pitts-s1s-1979) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AVIAT PITTSS1S
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI05LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05LA015) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041024032519A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED PERFORMING AEROBATIC MANEUVERS AND WAS OBSERVED ENTERING AN INVERTED DESCENDING SPIN. PILOT WAS UNABLE TO RECOVER AND THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND IN AN INVERTED ATTITUDE.

## 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 CHI05LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05LA015), Oct 24, 2004: Strissel Pitts S1S (N230SB), Liberal, KS, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane while performing aerobatic flight maneuvers resulting in an in-flight collision with terrain.

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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