NTSB investigations: Aerotek PITTS S-2A

5 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Aerotek PITTS S-2A, where the first occurrence was “In flight collision with terrain/water”. Aircraft are matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model, so older matches can be wrong.

Cases per year

19832026
NTSB investigations: Aerotek PITTS S-2A per year, 1983–2026: 5 cases
19832
19851
19901
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Query with SQL
duckdb -csv -c "SELECT c.\"ntsbNumber\", c.\"eventDate\", c.\"eventType\", c.\"eventCity\", c.\"eventStateOrRegion\", a.n_number, a.\"aircraftMake\", a.\"aircraftModel\", c.\"highestInjuryLevel\", c.\"totalFatal\", c.\"completionStatus\", c.report_url
  FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c.\"mKey\" AND a.position = 1
  WHERE c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('0110201')
      AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o.\"occurrenceNumber\" = 1 AND o.\"occurrenceCode\" = 230))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB MIA96LA132Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAerotek Pitts S-2A · Reidsville, NCthe pilot failed to maintain control of the airplane while performing an acrobatic maneuver.Apr 27, 1996 · N8040 · DestroyedNTSB LAX90FA219Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportAerotek Pitts S2A · Thermal, CAThe pilot's inadequate handling of the airplane during an aerobatic maneuver.Jun 11, 1990 · N29MC · DestroyedNTSB LAX85FUM01Accident · 2 fatalFinal reportAerotek Pitts S-2A · Ramona, CAOn July 28, 1985 at approximately 1820 hours, a pitts S-2A, N56PS, owned and operated by william l. travis, crashed on a hillside on the 192 deg radial, 12.8 nautical miles from the julian VOR. The flight was for the purpose of aerobatics. The aircraft was…Jul 29, 1985 · N56PS · DestroyedNTSB MIA83FA231Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportPitts S-2A · Green Cove Spr., FLThe 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…Sep 15, 1983 · N80041 · Substantial damageNTSB CHI83FA387Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportAerotek Pitts S-2A · Waukegan, ILWhile on a local flt, the acft crashed in lake Michigan about 1/2 mi from the shoreline. According to witnesses, it was flying over the water at about 100 ft, then pulled almost straight up to about 300 ft above the water, nosed over & went almost straight…Aug 20, 1983 · N80016 · Destroyed