# NTSB ERA13WA274: Pitts S-2B, Adana, Türkiye, May 19, 2013

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: May 19, 2013, 10:15 local (10:15 UTC)
- Place: Adana, Türkiye
- Coordinates: 36.945835, 35.565277 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9458&lon=35.5653&mi=10
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 87123
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA13WA274
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/87123/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=87123
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13WA274

## Sequence of events

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

- [Maneuvering-aerobatics: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On May 19, 2013, at 1015 Universal Coordinated Time (UTC), a Pitts S-2B, Turkish registration TC-AYT, operated by a private owner, was destroyed following a collision with terrain during aerobatic flight near Adana, Turkey. The pilot was fatally injured. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Turkey. Further information can be obtained from: Directorate General of Civil Aviation Gazi Mustafa Kemal Bulvari No:128 06570 Maltepe Turkey Email: meakcetin@shgm.gov.tr This report is for informational purposes and contains only information released by the Government of Turkey.

## Aircraft

- Registration: TC-AYT (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PITTS S-2B
- Serial number: 5305
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Personal, Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator: Ayjet Anadolu Yildizlari A.S
- Flight plan: Unknown

## Docket (1 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on June 17, 2013, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=87123. 52 KB in all.

- Foreign Accident Statement (item 1, .PDF, 52 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40395103&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Foreign%20Accident%20Statement-Master.PDF

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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