Accident · 2025-07-26
What the record says
- Event date
- 2025-07-26
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- No injuries
- Aircraft
- AEROTEK PITTS S-2A (N83PS)
- Operating rule
- Part 91
- Operator
- operator not named in the NTSB record
Probable cause
The pilot’s loss of direction control during landing due to an unapproved tailwheel assembly and tail spring that resulted in a tailwheel shimmy and a subsequent ground loop.
Source: NTSB case CEN25LA287Flight crew
Certification and experience as recorded in the NTSB accident database for this event. The NTSB records these facts about the crew's flying history; GroundCheck shows them as filed, without names or identities.
| Role | Certificate | Instrument rating | Age | Medical | Flight hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot pilot flying | Airline transport pilot | Airplane | 50 | Class 3 (2025-04-24) | 3,308 total · 30.6 in this make/model · 3,165 as PIC · 42.8 last 90 days |
Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.