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FAA October 5, 2026 statement: Pitts S-2B crash in Yuma, Arizona
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FAA aviation accident statements page, October 5, 2026 Yuma entry. Identifies a Pitts S-2B crash around 8:15 a.m. local time, sole pilot on board, and FAA investigation. Preliminary and subject to change. Does not specify street location, registration, owner, operator, route, flight purpose or cause; association with the County 12th Street/Avenue G rescue is a reasonable inference from date, area and timing, not an explicit official cross-reference.
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Checked October 11, 2026. No later Yuma update located on the statements page. This entry says FAA will investigate and does not announce NTSB involvement. ASIAS preliminary-data link returned 403 during research; no registration inferred from it.
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