Pitts PITTS S2B N260JH
28 April 1985 · Indianapolis, Indiana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 28 April 1985 at about 22:55 local time, a Pitts PITTS S2B registered N260JH was involved in an accident near Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 22:55
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Indianapolis Terry (I52)
- Coordinates
- 39.9001, -86.1793
- Aircraft
- Pitts PITTS S2B
- Registration
- N260JH
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI85LA179
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE 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.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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