Aerotek PITTS S-2A accident near Elk City, Oklahoma, April 10, 1988
On April 10, 1988 at about 10:10 pm local time, a Aerotek PITTS S-2A, registered N8076, was destroyed in an accident near Elk City, Oklahoma. It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person was killed. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this accident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- April 10, 1988 · about 10:10 pm local time
- Place
- Elk City, Oklahoma · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person was killed.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Aerotek PITTS S-2A · all PITTS S-2As on the register
- Registration
- N8076 · no longer on the register · serial 2129
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED DOING AEROBATICS. A STALL/SPIN WAS INITIATED FROM A CLIMBING VERTICAL ATTITUDE. CORRECTIVE ACTION WAS NOT ACCOMPLISHED BY THE PILOT AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED TO SPIN TO GROUND IMPACT. NO AIRCRAFT MALFUNCTIONS WERE FOUND.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 5,784 hours in all; 164 in this make and model; 45 in the last 90 days; 5,112 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: rear
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 534 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, April 17, 1987; 31 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,500 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming AEIO-360-A1A (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: ELK OK at 10:00 pm
- Destination: ELK
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 360° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Sky: scat
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Observation at 5:05 pm
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N8076 the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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