# Accident 20100313031949A: Frederickso PITTS S-2E, Okeechobbee, FL, March 13, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 13, 2010, 16:45 local time
- Place: Okeechobbee, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.3253° N, 81.0286° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.3253&lon=-81.0286&mi=10
- Aircraft: N17CF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N17CF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Frederickson Charles A PITTS S-2E (registry code 72217A5, https://openairdocs.org/model/frederickson-charles-a-pitts-s-2e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FREDERICKSO PITTS S-2E
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER A&C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 6,600 total, 200 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10CA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA182) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100313031949A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATES THAT WHILE LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT WAS AFFECTED BY STRONG, UNEXPECTED CROSS WIND AND THIS CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE AICRAFT UPON CRASHING.

## 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 ERA10CA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA182), Mar 13, 2010: Frederickson Charles A Pitts S-2E (N17CF), Okeechobee, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during a crosswind landing.

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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