# NTSB Accident CHI04LA279
> **Ernst Pitts S2E** · 2004-09-25 · Hanover, IN, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI04LA279
- **Event ID:** 20041008X01603
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2004-09-25
- **Location:** Hanover, IN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.7, -85.466667
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 2
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Ernst
- **Model:** Pitts S2E
- **Registration:** N8005X
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain clearance to the trees and terrain during the aerobatic maneuver.  Contributing factors were the pilot's decision to perform a low-level, ostentatious aerobatic display and the trees.

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