# NTSB LAX77FUM16: Pitts S-2A, N80053, Santee, CA, February 19, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 19, 1977
- Place: Santee, CA · SANTEE, CA
- Location: 32.8550° N, 116.9861° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santee, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8550&lon=-116.9861&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 16, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157172
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX77FUM16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FUM16

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0296  77/2/19    SANTEE,CA           PITTS S-2A          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1200                    N80053              PX-  0  0  1  DUAL                      AGE 42, 6700 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            180 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GILLESPIE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SANTEE,CA                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           DUAL STUDENT - CONTROL INTERFERENCE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CREW COORDINATION-POOR
        REMARKS- FRONT SEAT PLT HAD FEET ON RUDDER PEDALS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N80053](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N80053), registered now, S/N 2111, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PITTS S-2A
- Registry model: [Aerotek PITTS S-2A](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerotek-pitts-s-2a) (registry code 0110201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Gillespie

## 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 19770219002659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770219002659A), Feb 19, 1977: Child S2APITTS, Santee, CA, Substantial damage. Front seat plt had feet on rudder pedals.

## Other investigations on N80053 (2)

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.

- [NTSB DEN08LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08LA124), Jul 19, 2008: Aerotek Pitts S-2A (N80053), Cleveland, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during his attempted performance of aerobatic maneuvers shortly after takeoff.
- [NTSB LAX84LA331](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA331), Jun 3, 1984: Pitts S2A (N80053), Redlands, CA, substantial damage

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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