NTSB CAROL · Event
Event ATL87LA102
Registry · N1643
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
PITTS S-2S
Year of manufacture
1982 · 5 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING AEIO-540 SER (260 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19890330
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A1034B
Registrant of record
ELIAS BERNARD J
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Factual narrative
AN 84 YEAR-OLD MALE PAX GOT UP FROM HIS SEAT SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF AND HEADED TOWARD THE AFT LAVATORIES. THE SEAT BELT AND NO SMOKING SIGNS WERE STILL ILLUMINATED. THE ACFT WAS AT ABOUT 1000 FT AGL AND IN A STEEP CLIMB ATTITUDE. THE PAX FELL FACE FORWARD TOWARD THE REAR OF THE PLANE AND BROKE HIS HIP. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_1987_ATL87LA102.txt.
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