# Accident 20090708012769A: Aviat PITTSS2B, Oakland, MS, July 8, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 2009, 11:15 local time
- Place: Oakland, MS
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0842° N, 89.8844° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0842&lon=-89.8844&mi=10
- Aircraft: N113DW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N113DW-2013-07-08) (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
- Reported engine: LYC AEIO540D4A5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 650 total, 175 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09LA388](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA388) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090708012769A

## Narrative

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

AS INDICATED BY WITNESS THE PILOT HAD BEEN PERFORMING AEROBATIC MANUEVEURS OVER A WOODED AREA AS INICATED BY WITNESSES.  THE PILOT INDICATED THE AEROBATICS WERE PERFORMED ABOVE 1500'.  THE PILOT INDICAATED HE HAD LEVELED THE AIRCRAFT FOR CRUISE AT APPROXIMATELY 1000' WHEN THE ENGINE SPUTTERED AND A LARGE CLOUD OF SMOKE CAME FROM THE ENGINE.  THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE SPUTTERED AGAIN AND THEN THE ENGINE QUIT.  THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO A HEAVILY WOODED AREA.

## 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 ERA09LA388](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA388), Jul 8, 2009: Christen Industries Pitts S-2B (N113DW), Oakland, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power while maneuvering (after performing aerobatics) for undetermined reasons.

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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