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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Aviat PITTS S-2B · Redlands, CA · September 19, 2011

Date
September 19, 2011 · 08:48 local
Place
Redlands, CA
Phase of flight
Maneuver
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N46BT
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR11LA458
Reported as
Aviat Pitts S-2B
Reported engine
Lycoming AEIO-540 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aviat pitts crashed on sessums drive, south of Redlands airport, under unknown circumstances. Aircraft clipped a parked/unoccupied vehicle. Single occupant transported to hospital. Aircraft engulfed by fire.

As the FAA filed it

AVIAT PITTS CRASHED ON SESSUMS DRIVE, SOUTH OF REDLANDS AIRPORT, UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES. AIRCRAFT CLIPPED A PARKED/UNOCCUPIED VEHICLE. SINGLE OCCUPANT TRANSPORTED TO HOSPITAL. AIRCRAFT ENGULFED BY FIRE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.