Final NTSB investigations: Aerotek PITTS S-2B
7 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Aerotek PITTS S-2B. 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
| 1980 | 1 |
|---|---|
| 1984 | 1 |
| 1985 | 2 |
| 1986 | 1 |
| 2019 | 2 |
Where
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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.\"completionStatus\" = 'Completed'
AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('0110304'))
ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"Prints the whole list as CSV. It reads the release’s Parquet files over HTTPS, so there’s nothing to download first. Install DuckDB to run it.
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."completionStatus" = 'Completed'
AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('0110304'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESCRun it at the DuckDB prompt, or in any tool that reads Parquet over HTTPS. More ways to query the release are on Use the data.
NTSB GAA19CA577Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPitts S2 · Morrisville, VTThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and nose down.NTSB CEN19FA270Accident · 2 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportPitts S2 · New Orleans, LAA loss of control for undetermined reasons.NTSB DEN86LA245Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAerotek Pitts S-2B · Salt Lake City, UTThe plt rprtd that while he was performing aerobatics at an airshow, the acft's eng momentarily lost power during inverted flt at the top of a loop. He was unable to complete the loop. Subsequently, the acft contacted the rwy in a level attitude while it was…NTSB FTW86FA027Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 172B · Caddo Mills, TXMid-air occurred at uncontrolled arpt with the S-2B executing rt traffic, as published, and the C-172 executing a long final or an arcing lft turn to final. Both acft were attempting to land on rwy 17R. Acdt occurred during late afternoon and there was…NTSB CHI85LA179Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPitts Pitts S2B · Indianapolis, INThe acft performed 4 aileron rolls during which some alt was lost with each roll. During the final roll a wing made ground contact and folded as the acft slid to a stop.NTSB MIA84LA127Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBucker Flugzeugbau Jungmann · St. Augustine, FLThe plts of a Bucker jungmann, N1947G, & a pitts S-2B, N5302M, were practicing for an airshow. They began a maneuver called a 'mirror fly-by' in which the Bucker was rolled upside down & the pitts was flown underneath it. Due to the air flow over the wings…NTSB MKC80FA034Accident · 1 fatalClosedPitts S2S · Olathe, KS