- Date
- September 8, 1984, 14:40 local (18:40 UTC)
- Place
- Oak Harbor, OH
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N899Pitts S-2A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840908047739A
- Case key
- 12769
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Witness stated plt was performing aerobatic maneuvers. At the top of a loop (aprx 3000 ft AGL) the acft remained inverted, pwr was reduced and an inverted spin was entered. The acft remained in the inverted spin to water impact. The plt does not recall the accident flt, but stated he had been having problems with g-loads and low blood pressure.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N899
- Reported as
- Pitts S-2A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 2093
- Airframe hours
- 390
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-AIA, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Ronald S. Shemenski
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Aerobatic
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 10, 1984
- Departed
- PCW · Oak Harbor, OH
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.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 42
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Rear
- Flight hours
- 810 total · 41 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 160° at 13 knots, gusting 21
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 79 °F, dew point 59 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- TOL, 35 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.