# Accident 20210809013629A: R H W Ltd PITTS MOD 12, Oklawaha, FL, August 9, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 2021, 13:34 local time
- Place: Oklawaha, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.0254° N, 81.9478° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.0254&lon=-81.9478&mi=10
- Aircraft: N112JH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N112JH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: R H W PITTS MOD 12 (registry code 05612Y6, https://openairdocs.org/model/r-h-w-pitts-mod-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: R H W LTD PITTS MOD 12
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA21FA318](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21FA318) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210809013629A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE WATER AND WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED. VIDEO FROM A WITNESS SOURCE SHOWS THE AIRCRAFT ON A SPIN.

## 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 ERA21FA318](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21FA318), Aug 9, 2021: Pitts 12 (N112JH), Ocklawaha, FL, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control while performing aerobatic maneuvers, which resulted in an inverted flat spin from which he was unable to recover.

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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