# NTSB Accident NYC01FA212
> **Pitts S-2B** · 2001-08-21 · Shirley, NY, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC01FA212
- **Event ID:** 20010830X01830
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2001-08-21
- **Location:** Shirley, NY, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.830833, -72.860557
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Pitts
- **Model:** S-2B
- **Registration:** N225SD
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot under instruction's failure to maintain adequate airspeed, and the flight instructor's inadequate remedial action during a simulated engine-out approach, which resulted in an inadvertent stall, and subsequent ground impact.

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