# NTSB investigations: Pitts S-2A

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 CEN09CA421](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA421.md): Pitts S-2A · Springfield, IL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 8, 2009 · N18BT · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inability to maintain directional control while landing due to the unintentional obstruction of the rudder by the passenger.
- [NTSB SEA03LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03LA182.md): Pitts S-2A · Hillsboro, OR · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 1, 2003 · N5301W · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain the proper distance and altitude while on final approach which led to touching down short of the runway. The pilot's restricted visual lookout was a factor.
- [NTSB NYC99LA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA186.md): Pitts S-2A · Pittstown, NJ · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 31, 1999 · N6PS · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to obtain the proper touchdown point.
- [NTSB CHI98LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA160.md): Pitts S-2A · Benton, KS · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 18, 1998 · N31517 · Substantial damage
  > the pilot did not flare the airplane properly during the forced landing. A factor was the engine failure for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB LAX85LA393](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA393.md): Pitts S-2A · Carlsbad, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 17, 1985 · N13AS · Destroyed
  > After completing an upright spin over the pacific ocean during the filming of a movie viewed from the spinning acft, the plt climbed his acft back to the entry alt and entered a flat inverted spin. The acft was observed to spin through its recovery alt at…

## 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 ('7220401'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=7220401

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