- Date
- August 31, 1986, 14:10 local (20:10 UTC)
- Place
- Salt Lake City, UT
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N260PSAerotek Pitts S-2B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860831043309A
- Case key
- 17045
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt rprtd that while he was performing aerobatics at an airshow, the acft's eng momentarily lost power during inverted flt at the top of a loop. He was unable to complete the loop. Subsequently, the acft contacted the rwy in a level attitude while it was still dscndg in a hi speed stall. It bcm airborne again, then impacted on its rgt wing, cartwheeled & came to rest against the arpt perimeter fence. Witnesses said there was no apparent attempt by the plt to abort the loop. About 'two thimbles full' of fine sand like substance was found in the sediment bowl. No preimpact part failure or malfunction was found.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N260PS
- Reported as
- Aerotek Pitts S-2B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 5025
- Engine
- Lycoming AEIO-540, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Part 91
- Registered owner
- Hosking Aerobatics, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 3, 1986 · 11 hours before
- Airport
- U42 · Salt Lake City Muni. #2, runway 16, 5,700 × 100 ft, asphalt
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
- 28
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 6,326 total · 424 in this make and model · 6,138 as pilot in command · 100 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.