# NTSB Accident CHI98LA160
> **Pitts S-2A** · 1998-05-18 · BENTON, KS, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI98LA160
- **Event ID:** 20001211X10018
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-05-18
- **Location:** BENTON, KS, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.780956, -97.100738
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Pitts
- **Model:** S-2A
- **Registration:** N31517
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot did not flare the airplane properly during the forced landing.  A factor was the engine failure for undetermined reasons.

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