# NTSB MIA78DLD74: Aerotec S-2A, N13GT, Largo, FL, September 10, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 10, 1978
- Place: Largo, FL · LARGO, FL
- Location: 27.9077° N, 82.7739° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Largo, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9077&lon=-82.7739&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 24, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139589
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA78DLD74
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78DLD74

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2625  78/9/10    LARGO,FL            AEROTEC S-2A        CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1045                    N13GT               PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 39, 939 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            50 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ST.PETERSBURG
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LARGO,FL                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- LEFT BRAKE PISTON SEIZED IN COCKED POSITION MAKING LEFT BRAKE INEFFECTIVE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N13GT](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N13GT-1991-03-05), registration cancelled 1991-03-05, S/N 2164 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROTEC S-2A
- Registry model: [Aerotek PITTS S-2A](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerotek-pitts-s-2a) (registry code 0110201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: St.Petersburg

## 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 19780910027099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780910027099A), Sep 10, 1978: Child S2APITTS, Largo, FL, Substantial damage. Left brake piston seized in cocked position making left brake inetive.

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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