# NTSB FTW74AF032: Pitts S-2A, N80022, Bogalusa, LA, November 17, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 17, 1973
- Place: Bogalusa, LA · BOGALUSA, LA
- Location: 30.7749° N, 89.8619° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bogalusa, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7749&lon=-89.8619&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 24, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188002
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW74AF032
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74AF032

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3542  73/11/17   BOGALUSA,LA         PITTS S-2A          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 59, 1000
        TIME - 1525                    N80022              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CARR MEMORIAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BOGALUSA,LA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- LO ALT ACROBATIC FLT.HI-SPD SPLIT-S RECOVERY FM INVERTED FLT.HIT TREES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N80022 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PITTS S-2A
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Carr Memorial

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19731117038939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731117038939A), Nov 17, 1973: Child S2APITTS, Bogalusa, LA, Destroyed. Lo alt acrobatic flt. Hi-spd split-s recovery fm inverted flt. Hit trees.

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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