CEN20WA409

NTSB accident investigation · Pitts S1 · Kulmbach, Germany · September 20, 2020

Accident · FatalClass 5 · Foreign
Date
September 20, 2020, 10:05 local (10:05 UTC)
Place
Kulmbach, Germany
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N25LMPitts S1
Defining event
Maneuvering-aerobatics: Loss of control in flight
Investigation class
Class 5 - No publish
NTSB office
Central Region
Lead agency
Other
Case key
102012

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Sequence of events

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Aircraft

Registration
N25LM
Reported as
Pitts S1 (S)
Category
Airplane, amateur-built
Serial number
LM101
Built
1993
Damage
Destroyed
Fire
Unknown
Flight
Personal · Non-U.S., non-commercial
Operator
Plane Fun Inc Tr Trustee
Registered owner
Plane Fun Inc Tr Trustee
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Aerobatic
Departed
edqk

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.