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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Christen Industries PITTS S-2B · Cameron, MO · June 27, 2015

Date
June 27, 2015 · 13:52 local
Place
Cameron, MO
Airport
Cameron Memorial
Phase of flight
Maneuver
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N877UP
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN15FA282
Reported as
Christen Industries Pitts S-2B
Reported engine
Lycoming AEIO-540 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
6,805 total171 in this make and model70 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

The pilot was performing an aerobatics demonstration routine while participating in a part 91 airshow. While performing a maneuver, the pilot was unable to recover from a downward tumble and impacted the terrain in a nose down attitude approximately 700 feet west of the runway, midfield, at kezz.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT WAS PERFORMING AN AEROBATICS DEMONSTRATION ROUTINE WHILE PARTICIPATING IN A PART 91 AIRSHOW. WHILE PERFORMING A MANEUVER, THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO RECOVER FROM A DOWNWARD TUMBLE AND IMPACTED THE TERRAIN IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE APPROXIMATELY 700 FEET WEST OF THE RUNWAY, MIDFIELD, AT KEZZ.

NTSB investigation

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