Aerotek PITTS S-2A N8040

Summary

On 27 April 1996 at about 19:00 local time, a Aerotek PITTS S-2A registered N8040 was involved in an accident near Reidsville, North Carolina, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

27 April 1996 at 19:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Reidsville, North Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Rockingham County (NC14)

Coordinates

36.3399, -79.6707

Aircraft

Aerotek PITTS S-2A

Registration

N8040

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Other Work Use

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA96LA132

1 person had minor injuries.

the pilot failed to maintain control of the airplane while performing an acrobatic maneuver.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the pilot, '[the] accident occurred immediately after inverted ribbon cut.' After cutting the ribbon the flight continued to descend and struck the runway while still inverted. The airplane slid off the left side of the runway into the grass, and caught fire as the pilot exited. No discrepancies were found with either the airframe or engine.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.