# NTSB Accident DEN08LA124
> **Aerotek Pitts S-2A** · 2008-07-19 · Cleveland, TX, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DEN08LA124
- **Event ID:** 20080722X01097
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2008-07-19
- **Location:** Cleveland, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 30.356388, -95.007774
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Aerotek
- **Model:** Pitts S-2A
- **Registration:** N80053
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during his attempted performance of aerobatic maneuvers shortly after takeoff.

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