# NTSB Accident ATL98LA045
> **Pitts S-2A** · 1998-02-17 · NEW SMYRNA BEAC, FL, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ATL98LA045
- **Event ID:** 20001211X09514
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-02-17
- **Location:** NEW SMYRNA BEAC, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 29.020751, -80.919021
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Pitts
- **Model:** S-2A
- **Registration:** N32TP
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons, and, the jammed engine starter drive assembly, that prevented an engine restart in flight. A factor was the soft terrain.

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