# Accident 20050212001929A: Amtr PITTSMODEL12, Marion, MS, February 12, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 12, 2005, 15:30 local time
- Place: Marion, MS
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.3331° N, 88.7511° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3331&lon=-88.7511&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20GT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20GT-2013-04-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Twente George E II PITTS MODEL 12 (registry code 056115R, https://openairdocs.org/model/twente-george-e-ii-pitts-model-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR PITTSMODEL12
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC05LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05LA033) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050212001929A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT CRASHED NEAR HIGHWAY 45 AND COTTONGIN ROAD IN MARION MISSISSIPPI WHILE PERFORMING AEROBATIC MANEUVERS.

## 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 ANC05LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05LA033), Feb 12, 2005: Twente Pitts Model 12 (N20GT), Marion, MS, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane while performing a low altitude, aerobatic maneuver, which resulted in an uncontrolled descent, and an in-flight collision with terrain. A…

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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