- Date
- September 15, 1983, 00:00 local (04:00 UTC)
- Place
- Green Cove Spr., FL
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N80041Pitts S-2A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830915049329A
- Case key
- 30808
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft collided with the ground and was destroyed during a pleasure flt. Examination of the wreckage and the accident site revealed evidence to suggest that the acft collided with the ground while in a steep left bank, nose low attitude and a high rate of descent and forward speed. The acft bounced about 15 ft into the air and cartwheeled 50 ft into a wooded area. No evidence was found to indicate any pre-impact malfunction or failure.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N80041
- Reported as
- Pitts S-2A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 2086
- Airframe hours
- 1,056
- Engine
- Lycoming AE10-360-A1A, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Roger A. Capel
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Aerobatic
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 24, 1983 · 38 hours before
- Departed
- Green Cove Spr., FL
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 39
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 4,500 total · 250 in this make and model · 40 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 10° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 8,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point 66 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- NIP, 25 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.