# Accident 20120521008189A: Shepard Jimmy D Jr PITTS S1D, Port Richey, FL, May 21, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 2012, 12:10 local time
- Place: Port Richey, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.2839° N, 82.7364° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.2839&lon=-82.7364&mi=10
- Aircraft: N360MW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N360MW-2018-01-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Shepard Jimmy D JR PITTS S1D (registry code 7221230, https://openairdocs.org/model/shepard-jimmy-d-jr-pitts-s1d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SHEPARD JIMMY D JR PITTS S1D
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12FA345](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12FA345) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120521008189A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED DOING LOOPS OFF THE BEACH LINE NEAR BRASHERS PARK IN PORT RICHEY, FL. AT ABOUT 12:10 LOCAL (EST) THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO THE WATER AS IT ATTEMPTED TO COMPLETE ANOTHER LOOP. THE PILOT SUFFERED FATAL IMPACT 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 ERA12FA345](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12FA345), May 21, 2012: Shepard Jimmy D JR Pitts S1D (N360MW), Port Richey, FL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to conduct aerobatic flight at a low altitude, which resulted in a collision with the water.

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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