Aerotek PITTS S-2B N260PS

Summary

On 31 August 1986 at about 20:10 local time, a Aerotek PITTS S-2B registered N260PS was involved in an accident near Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

31 August 1986 at 20:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Nearest airport

Salt Lake City Muni. #2 (U42)

Coordinates

40.6209, -111.9792

Aircraft

Aerotek PITTS S-2B

Registration

N260PS

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DEN86LA245

Nobody was injured.

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 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 STILL DSCNDG IN A HI SPEED STALL. IT BCM AIRBORNE AGAIN, THEN IMPACTED ON ITS RGT WING, CARTWHEELED & CAME TO REST AGAINST THE ARPT PERIMETER FENCE. WITNESSES SAID THERE WAS NO APPARENT ATTEMPT BY THE PLT TO ABORT THE LOOP. ABOUT 'TWO THIMBLES FULL' OF FINE SAND LIKE SUBSTANCE WAS FOUND IN THE SEDIMENT BOWL. NO PREIMPACT PART FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION WAS FOUND.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.