# NTSB Accident CHI89DEX01
> **PITTS S-15** · 1988-11-17 · DELPHI, IN, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI89DEX01
- **Event ID:** 20001213X27220
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1988-11-17
- **Location:** DELPHI, IN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.58028, -86.670761
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PITTS
- **Model:** S-15
- **Registration:** N3RJ
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

FAILURE TO RECOVER FROM AN AEROBATIC MANEUVER DUE TO LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE, AND LACK OF RECENT EXPERIENCE IN THE TYPE OF FLIGHT REGIME.

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