# NTSB investigations: Aerotek PITTS S-2A: Loss of control - on ground/water

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB LAX05CA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05CA153.md): Aerotek Pitts S-2A · Tracy, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 1, 2005 · N5300V · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind conditions and failure to maintain directional control, which resulted in a ground loop and nose over.
- [NTSB IAD01LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD01LA092.md): Aerotek Pitts S2 · Xenia, OH · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 5, 2001 · N8065 · Substantial damage
  > The airplane's excessive airspeed during the approach, which resulted in the pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing.
- [NTSB NYC00LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA145.md): Aerotek Pitts S-2A · Hammonton, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 26, 2000 · N16FJ · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing. A factor in this accident was the crosswind condition.
- [NTSB ATL88LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA026.md): Pitts S2A · Ramseur, NC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 24, 1987 · N44LH · Substantial damage
  > The pilot lost directional control while making a normal landing. The pilot did not report a mechanical problem. The ground loop cause substantial damage to the aircraft's undercarriage.
- [NTSB MIA86LA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86LA203.md): Aerotek Pitts S-2A · Pompano Beach, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 10, 1986 · N31496 · Substantial damage
  > The student plt lost control of the acft as power was applied to takeoff. The instructor plt then took control of the acft as it left the rwy, after which the left gear became stuck in sand. The acft nosed over and came to rest inverted.

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('0110201')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 260))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=0110201&occurrence=260

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