# NTSB Accident CHI05LA015
> **Strissel Pitts S1S** · 2004-10-24 · Liberal, KS, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI05LA015
- **Event ID:** 20041027X01708
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2004-10-24
- **Location:** Liberal, KS, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.044166, -101.005554
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Strissel
- **Model:** Pitts S1S
- **Registration:** N230SB
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane while performing aerobatic flight maneuvers resulting in an in-flight collision with terrain.

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