Pitts S-2B TC-AYT

Summary

On 19 May 2013 at about 10:15 local time, a Pitts S-2B registered TC-AYT, operated by Ayjet Anadolu Yildizlari A.s, was involved in an accident near Adana, Turkey. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

19 May 2013 at 10:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Adana, Turkey

Coordinates

36.9458, 35.5653

Aircraft

Pitts S-2B

Registration

TC-AYT

Operator

Ayjet Anadolu Yildizlari A.s

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Non-Commercial

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

NTSB number

ERA13WA274

1 person died.

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

On May 19, 2013, at 1015 Universal Coordinated Time (UTC), a Pitts S-2B, Turkish registration TC-AYT, operated by a private owner, was destroyed following a collision with terrain during aerobatic flight near Adana, Turkey. The pilot was fatally injured. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Turkey. Further information can be obtained from: Directorate General of Civil Aviation Gazi Mustafa Kemal Bulvari No:128 06570 Maltepe Turkey Email: [email protected] This report is for informational purposes and contains only information released by the Government of Turkey.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.