# NTSB Accident DEN03FA074
> **Christen Industries Pitts S-2B** · 2003-04-26 · Longmont, CO, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DEN03FA074
- **Event ID:** 20030428X00580
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2003-04-26
- **Location:** Longmont, CO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.233333, -105.150001
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Christen Industries
- **Model:** Pitts S-2B
- **Registration:** N399DB
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** —
## Probable cause

the pilot's improper in-flight planning and decision that resulted in fuel exhaustion and his entering an aerobatic maneuver with insufficient altitude.  Factors contributing to the accident were the low airspeed and low altitude, and the fuel exhaustion.

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