# Accident 20150627009559A: Christen Industries Inc PITTS S-2B, Cameron, MO, June 27, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 2015, 13:52 local time
- Place: Cameron, MO
- Airport: Cameron Memorial
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7267° N, 94.2792° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7267&lon=-94.2792&mi=10
- Aircraft: N877UP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N877UP-2018-03-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Christen Industries PITTS S-2B (registry code 2210006, https://openairdocs.org/model/christen-industries-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: CHRISTEN INDUSTRIES INC PITTS S-2B
- Reported engine: LYCOMING AEIO-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 6,805 total, 171 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15FA282](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15FA282) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150627009559A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN15FA282](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15FA282), Jun 27, 2015: Christen Industries Pitts S-2B (N877UP), Cameron, MO, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during a low-level aerobatic flight maneuver.

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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