# Accident 20160514018139A: Greg Connell PITTS S-2SW, Atlanta, GA, May 14, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 14, 2016, 16:45 local time
- Place: Atlanta, GA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8756° N, 84.3031° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8756&lon=-84.3031&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24CD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24CD-2017-05-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Greg Connell PITTS S-2SW (registry code 05633JK, https://openairdocs.org/model/greg-connell-pitts-s-2sw) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming AEO-540-FBAE (registry code 41681, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeo-540-fbae) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GREG CONNELL PITTS S-2SW
- Reported engine: LYCOMING AEO-540-FBAE
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,963 total, 39 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA16FA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16FA182) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160514018139A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ERA16FA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16FA182), May 14, 2016: Greg Connell Pitts S-2SW (N24CD), Atlanta, GA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain proper positioning during performance of an aerobatic maneuver and his subsequent failure to discontinue maneuvering when unable to reestablish proper positioning…

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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