# Accident 20110919023229A: Aviat Inc PITTS S-2B, Redlands, CA, September 19, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 2011, 08:48 local time
- Place: Redlands, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0850° N, 117.1461° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0850&lon=-117.1461&mi=10
- Aircraft: N46BT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46BT-2013-04-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aviat PITTS S-2B (registry code 2210308, https://openairdocs.org/model/aviat-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 INC PITTS S-2B
- Reported engine: LYCOMING AEIO-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11LA458](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA458) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110919023229A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR11LA458](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA458), Sep 19, 2011: Aviat Pitts S-2B (N46BT), Redlands, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain airspeed while maneuvering, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s impairment from alcohol.

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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