Aerotek PITTS-S2S N260HP

Summary

On 25 September 1995 at about 16:14 local time, a Aerotek PITTS-S2S registered N260HP, operated by Carl Henning, was involved in an accident near Clarksville, Virginia, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

25 September 1995 at 16:14

Classification

Accident

Location

Clarksville, Virginia, United States

Coordinates

36.6202, -78.5590

Aircraft

Aerotek PITTS-S2S

Registration

N260HP

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Carl Henning

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Virginia Beach → Knoxville

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA95LA237

1 person died.

continued flight by the pilot into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), which resulted in spatial disorientation and his inability to control the airplane. The weather condition and the lack of instruments in the airplane were related factors.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

While en route to position the airplane for an airshow, the instrument-rated pilot continued flight into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) in an airplane that was not equipped with an attitude indicator, turn coordinator, or directional gyro. The accident pilot advised the pilot who was flying in formation that his airspeed was increasing. Subsequently, the airplane impacted in a wooded area while in a steep descent. An examination of the pilot's log book revealed evidence that he had flown in marginal weather conditions in the accident airplane on previous occasions.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.