# NTSB Accident MIA97FA142
> **Boeing Stearman N2S-4** · 1997-04-20 · APEX, NC, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA97FA142
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07766
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-04-20
- **Location:** APEX, NC, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.719928, -78.840095
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Boeing Stearman
- **Model:** N2S-4
- **Registration:** N61S
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot-in-command's ostentatious display by performing an aerobatic maneuver with inadequate altitude.

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