# NTSB MIA77FKT28: Pitts S2A, N23WB, Ft.Lauderdale, FL, March 12, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 12, 1977
- Place: Ft.Lauderdale, FL · FT.LAUDERDALE, FL
- Location: 26.1223° N, 80.1434° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Lauderdale, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1223&lon=-80.1434&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 9, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157756
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA77FKT28
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FKT28

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2552  77/3/12    FT.LAUDERDALE,FL    PITTS S2A           CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 1300
        TIME - 1400                    N23WB               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FT.LAUDERDALE,FL            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- AIRCRAFT ENTERED INVERTED SPIN AT ABOUT 2000 FT.PILOT'S LICENSE HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN SUSPENDED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N23WB](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23WB-1977-07-21), registration cancelled 1977-07-21, S/N 2029, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PITTS S2A
- Registry model: [Aerotek PITTS S-2A](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerotek-pitts-s-2a) (registry code 0110201) (OpenAirDocs)
- 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 19770312011279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770312011279A), Mar 12, 1977: Child S2APITTS, Ft.Lauderdale, FL, Destroyed. Aircraft entered inverted spin at about 2000 ft. pilot's license had previously been suspended.

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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