Pitts S2 D-EZZT

Summary

On 30 August 2015 at about 12:42 local time, a Pitts S2 registered D-EZZT was involved in an accident near Friesach, Austria. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

30 August 2015 at 12:42

Classification

Accident

Location

Friesach, Austria

Nearest airport

Hirt (LOKH)

Coordinates

46.9286, 14.4333

Aircraft

Pitts S2

Registration

D-EZZT

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Friesach → Friesach

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

NTSB number

CEN15WA448

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 August 30, 2015, about 1242 UTC, a Pitts S2B airplane, D-EZZT, (s/n 5327), impacted terrain while performing aerobatic maneuvers near Friesach, Austria. The airplane was destroyed and the pilot was fatally injured. This investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the Austrian government. Any further information may be obtained from: Austrian Civil Aviation Safety Investigation Authority Trauzlgasse 1, A-1210 Vienna, Austria This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by, or obtained from, the Austrian Civil Aviation Safety Investigation Authority.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.