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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Greg Connell PITTS S-2SW · Atlanta, GA · May 14, 2016

Date
May 14, 2016 · 16:45 local
Place
Atlanta, GA
Phase of flight
Maneuver
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N24CD
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA16FA182
Reported as
Greg Connell Pitts S-2SW
Reported engine
Lycoming AEO-540-FBAE
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,963 total39 in the last 90 days

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.

Pilot was performer in an airshow. During manuevers the pilot lost control of aircraft and crashed. The pilot was fatally wounded.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS PERFORMER IN AN AIRSHOW. DURING MANUEVERS THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT AND CRASHED. THE PILOT WAS FATALLY WOUNDED.

NTSB investigation

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