Pitts S2 N79AV accident near Broadway, North Carolina, June 20, 2025
Pitts S2, registration N79AV, was involved in an accident near Broadway, North Carolina on June 20, 2025. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as fatal, with 2 people on board. Case ERA25FA231 is in work.
ADS-B receivers recorded 7 minutes of the flight after departing the Sanford/Lee Cnty area (KTTA), reaching a maximum of 4,225 ft. The last recorded position was at 13:00 UTC, at 875 ft and 96 knots, descending at 5,184 feet per minute, about 17 km from Sanford/Lee Cnty (KTTA).
The nearest weather report, from KTTA (17 km away), showed wind 20° at 7 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
This page reconstructs the flight from public ADS-B data for information only. The NTSB report is the authority on what happened and why.
Key facts
- Date
- June 20, 2025
- Location
- Broadway, North Carolina
- Aircraft
- Pitts S2
- Registration
- N79AV
- Injuries
- Fatal (2 on board)
- NTSB case
- ERA25FA231 (In work)
- Departure area
- Sanford/Lee Cnty (KTTA)
- Nearest airport
- Sanford/Lee Cnty (KTTA)
- Recorded flight
- 7 min, max 4,225 ft
- Last recorded position
- 13:00 UTC, 875 ft, 96 kt
3D flight replay
Replay the recorded flight in 3D with the weather, light and terrain at the time, flight instruments reconstructed from the aircraft's ADS-B transmissions, and automatically detected events.
Related accidents
- Piper PA-32-260 N31RF, Whiteville, North Carolina, October 7, 2026
- Jabiru Aircraft Pty Ltd J230-D N784J, Oak Island, North Carolina, August 2, 2025
- Beech 58 N82UC, Tabor City, North Carolina, June 14, 2025
- Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40 NG N499BW, Sanford, North Carolina, May 7, 2025
- Cessna 172N N79514, Hickory, North Carolina, April 1, 2025
- Eurocopter Deutschland Gmbh EC 135 P2+ N930NH, Hampstead, North Carolina, February 24, 2025
Sources: NTSB case ERA25FA231; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.