# Accident 20080719841209A: Ayres S2A, Cleveland, TX, July 19, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 2008, 12:59 local time
- Place: Cleveland, TX
- Airport: Cleveland Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.3564° N, 95.0078° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3564&lon=-95.0078&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80053, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N80053) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerotek PITTS S-2A (registry code 0110201, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerotek-pitts-s-2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2A
- Reported engine: LYC AEIO360*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,742 total, 805 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN08LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08LA124) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080719841209A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT DEPARTED RUNWAY 16 AT CLEVELAND MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (6R3). JUST AFTER TAKE OFF THE AIRCRAFT HEADED INTO THE TREE LINE TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE PILOT SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES.

## 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 DEN08LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08LA124), Jul 19, 2008: Aerotek Pitts S-2A (N80053), Cleveland, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during his attempted performance of aerobatic maneuvers shortly after takeoff.

## Other reports on N80053 (2)

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

- [Accident 19840603040521A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840603040521A), Jun 3, 1984: Child S2APITTS (N80053), Redlands, CA, Substantial damage. Overtook and collided with the lead pitts N65P during a formation takeoff. Lead pitts engine had hesitated briefly.
- [Accident 19770219002659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770219002659A), Feb 19, 1977: Child S2APITTS (N80053), Santee, CA, Substantial damage. Front seat plt had feet on rudder pedals.

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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