# NTSB investigations: Christen Industries PITTS S-2B, FL

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 ERA14LA383](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA383.md): Christen Industries Pitts S · Sarasota, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 12, 2014 · N50XV · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion, which resulted from the flight instructor's inadequate preflight fuel planning.
- [NTSB MIA01FA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01FA041.md): Christen Industries Pitts S-2B · Weston, FL · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 14, 2000 · N260DB · Substantial damage
  > An inflight loss of control by both pilots while maneuvering, which resulted in an inverted flat spin, an uncontrolled descent, and an impact with terrain/water. A factor contributing to the accident was the failure of both pilots to ensure that the…
- [NTSB ATL98LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL98LA022.md): Christen Industries S-2B · Fort Lauderdale, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 23, 1997 · N317JK · Substantial damage
  > The undetermined malfunction of the right brake and the pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing rollout. A factor was the quartering tailwind.
- [NTSB MIA92LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92LA013.md): Christen Industries Pitts S-2B · Sebring, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 13, 1991 · N69SZ · Substantial damage
  > Failure of the pilot to maintain directional control, which resulted in an inadvertent ground swerve and collision with tall grass beside the runway. The tall grass was a related factor.

## 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."eventStateOrRegion" = 'FL' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2210006'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=2210006&state=FL

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