# NTSB WPR19WA149: Pitts S2, Kliprivier, South Africa, January 29, 2019

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: January 29, 2019, 05:52 local (05:52 UTC)
- Place: Kliprivier, South Africa
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Western Pacific Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 99448
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR19WA149
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/99448/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19WA149

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Enroute: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 3,820 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

The government of South Africa has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a Pitts S2 airplane that occurred on January 29, 2019. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of South Africa's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13.All investigative information will be released by the government of South Africa.

## Aircraft

- Registration: ZS-OOB (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: Pitts S2 (B)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 5030
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Registered owner: Delport J H

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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