# NTSB Accident LAX94LA194
> **PITTS S-2A** · 1994-04-17 · KAHUKU, HI, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX94LA194
- **Event ID:** 20001206X01137
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1994-04-17
- **Location:** KAHUKU, HI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 21.679121, -157.939956
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PITTS
- **Model:** S-2A
- **Registration:** N54TA
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT CONTROL DUE TO SPATIAL DISORIENTATION WHILE PERFORMING AN ACROBATIC ROUTINE.  A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE LOW ALTITUDE AT WHICH THE PILOT WAS PERFORMING THE ACROBATIC MANEUVERS.

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