# Accident 20190816008939A: Aerotek Inc PITTS S-2B, New Orleans, LA, August 16, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 2019, 15:06 local time
- Place: New Orleans, LA
- Airport: Lakefront
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.0256° N, 90.0300° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0256&lon=-90.0300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N600DF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N600DF-2020-03-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerotek PITTS S-2B (registry code 0110304, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerotek-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: AEROTEK INC PITTS S-2B
- Reported engine: LYCOMING AEIO-540 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN19FA270](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19FA270) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190816008939A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED AFTER  IT  IMPACTED THE GROUND AND BURST INTO FLAMES. LYCOMING ENGINES? AIR SAFETY INVESTIGATOR EXAMINED THE ENGINE ON AUGUST 18, 2019 AND COULD NOT IDENTIFY ANY EVIDENCE OF PRE-IMPACT MECHANICAL ANOMALIES OR MALFUNCTION WITH THE CORE OF THE ENGINE. THE PROP, ENGINE, AND AIRFRAME LOGBOOKS WERE RECOVERED AND EXAMINED NO DISCREPANCIES WERE FOUND. REPORT WILL BE AMENDED PENDING ANY NEW INFORMATION AND/OR EVIDENCE. FINAL MEDICAL CASE REVIEW AND TOXICOLOGY REPORT WAS RECEIVED ON 10/08/19. THERE WAS NOT ANY EVIDENCE OF WRONGDOING OR ANY MEDICAL EVENTS CAUSING THE ACCIDENT INDICATED IN THE REPORTS.  AT THIS TIME THIS REPORT IS CONSIDERED FINAL. WE ARE NOT WAITING ON ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AT THIS TIME.

## 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 CEN19FA270](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19FA270), Aug 16, 2019: Pitts S2 (N600DF), New Orleans, LA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: A loss of control for undetermined reasons.

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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