# NTSB MIA74DKJ35: Pitts S-2A, N80029, Letohatchee, AL, December 16, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: December 16, 1973
- Place: Letohatchee, AL · LETOHATCHEE, AL
- Location: 32.1296° N, 86.4858° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Letohatchee, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1296&lon=-86.4858&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report February 13, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187475
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA74DKJ35
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DKJ35

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3848  73/12/16   LETOHATCHEE,ALA     PITTS S-2A          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 2900
        TIME - 1245                    N80029              PX-  0  0  1  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 54 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MONTGOMERY,ALA              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- INTENTIONAL SPIN PLT DID NOT WAIT LONG ENOUGH WITH RECOVERY CTLS.GR DUG INTO GND DRG RCVRY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N80029 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PITTS S-2A
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19731216041729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731216041729A), Dec 16, 1973: Child S2APITTS, Letohatchee, AL, Destroyed. Intentional spin plt did not wait long enough with recovery ctls. Gr dug into gnd drg rcvry.

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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