Date:	Saturday 17 November 1973
Time:	15:25
Type:	Pitts S-2A
Owner/operator:	Private
Registration:	N80022
MSN:	2042
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Category:	Accident
Location:	Carr Memorial Airport, Bogalusa, Louisana (BXA/KBXA) -   United States of America
Phase:	Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	Carr Memorial Airport, Bogalusa, Louisana (BXA/KBXA)
Destination airport:	Carr Memorial Airport, Bogalusa, Louisana (BXA/KBXA)
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
Crashed during lo-altitude acrobatic flight. Failed to recover from Hi-speed 'split-s' recovery durinf inverted flight. Hit trees and destroyed. Pilot killed

Per the NTSB report, the pilot in command
- EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
- ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
- MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE
FACTOR(S)
- TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
- MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING

1. NTSB Identification: FTW74AF032 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=84417&key=0
2.

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
25-Feb-2008 12:00	ASN archive	Added
20-Dec-2011 11:13	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ]
20-Mar-2017 02:06	Dr.John Smith	Updated [Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ]