- Date
- April 28, 1985, 17:55 local (22:55 UTC)
- Place
- Indianapolis, IN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N260JHPitts Pitts S2B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850428019379A
- Case key
- 13052
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
In flight collision with terrain/water
In-flight planning/decision - improperFactor
Judgment - poorFactor
Procedures/directives - not followedFactor
Buzzing - performedFactor
Aerobatics - attemptedFactor
Clearance - not maintained
Analysis
The acft performed 4 aileron rolls during which some alt was lost with each roll. During the final roll a wing made ground contact and folded as the acft slid to a stop.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N260JH
- Reported as
- Pitts Pitts S2B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 5012
- Airframe hours
- 198
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- John W. Hobbs
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Aerobatic
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 14, 1984 · 94 hours before
- Airport
- I52 · Indianapolis Terry, runway 36, 5,200 × 75 ft, asphalt
N260JHRegistered now · Aerotek PITTS S-2BAirframe modelAerotek PITTS S-2BEngine modelLycoming AEIO-540 series
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
- 33
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Rear
- Flight hours
- 2,385 total · 195 in this make and model · 2,200 as pilot in command · 25 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 72 °F, dew point 52 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- IND, 25 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.