# NTSB CEN15WA448: Pitts S2, Friesach, Austria, August 30, 2015

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: August 30, 2015, 12:42 local (12:42 UTC)
- Place: Friesach, Austria
- Coordinates: 46.928611, 14.433333 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9286&lon=14.4333&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Maneuvering-low-alt flying: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Lead agency: Other
- Parties: Federal Avaition Administration
- NTSB case key (mKey): 92380
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN15WA448
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/92380/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15WA448

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Maneuvering-low-alt flying: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On August 30, 2015, about 1242 UTC, a Pitts S2B airplane, D-EZZT, (s/n 5327), impacted terrain while performing aerobatic maneuvers near Friesach, Austria. The airplane was destroyed and the pilot was fatally injured. This investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the Austrian government. Any further information may be obtained from: Austrian Civil Aviation Safety Investigation Authority Trauzlgasse 1, A-1210 Vienna, Austria This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by, or obtained from, the Austrian Civil Aviation Safety Investigation Authority.

## Aircraft

- Registration: D-EZZT (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PITTS S2 (B)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 5327
- Engines: Lycoming reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Departed: LOKH, Friesach
- Destination: LOKH, Friesach
- Airport: LOKH, Hirt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; airline transport

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.

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