Aerotek PITTS S-2B N5314Y
19 June 2013 · Cleveland, Georgia, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 19 June 2013 at about 21:45 local time, a Aerotek PITTS S-2B registered N5314Y was involved in an accident near Cleveland, Georgia, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 21:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Cleveland, Georgia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Mountain Air Park (0GE5)
- Coordinates
- 34.5569, -83.7081
- Aircraft
- Aerotek PITTS S-2B
- Registration
- N5314Y
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Cleveland → Cleveland
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ERA13LA299
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Probable cause
The taxiing pilot's inadequate visual lookout, which resulted in his airplane's collision with a stopped airplane.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot of the Pitts had landed his tailwheel-equipped airplane to the south on the grass runway and was taxiing toward the end of the runway, planning to take off again to the north. (Landing to the south and taking off to the north was common practice at the accident airport because of surrounding terrain.) However, while the pilot was taxiing for takeoff, the Pitts’ propeller struck the left wing of another airplane that was stopped at the end of the runway to conduct before-takeoff checks. The Pitts pilot stated that he did not see the other airplane before the collision. He also did not note any preexisting mechanical anomalies that would have precluded his airplane’s normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Aircraft involved
| Aircraft | Registration | Operator | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aerotek PITTS S-2B | N5314Y | - | Minor |
| Cessna 170 | N2552V | - | Substantial |
Other Aerotek PITTS accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Oct 2013 | Aerotek PITTS S 1T | Punta Gorda, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Dec 2012 | Aerotek PITTS S-1T | Billings, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Dec 2014 | Aerotek PITTS SPECIAL S-1S | Westminster, Maryland, United States | Bob Gillespie | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 Sep 2016 | Aerotek PITTS SPECIAL | Reno, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 2017 | Aerotek PITTS S-2A | West Palm Beach, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 May 2017 | Aerotek PITTS S 2A | Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Jul 2013 | Piper PA-28-181 | Columbus, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Feb 2013 | Ayres S2R-T34 | Fort Gaines, Georgia, United States | Coates Flying Service Inc | No injuries | - |
| 8 Sep 2013 | Cessna 172B | Shellman Bluff, Georgia, United States | Wilson Curtis E | No injuries | - |
| 7 Feb 2013 | Bombardier CL-600-2B19 | Bowman, Georgia, United States | PSA Airlines, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 Feb 2013 | Beechcraft 390 | Thomson, Georgia, United States | Richard Z. Trammell | Fatal | 5 |
| 14 Sep 2013 | Miller/Culpepper CHRISTEN EAGLE II | Blythe, Georgia, United States | Nodorft Allen J | Serious injuries | - |