19790519017659A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Child S1SPITTS · Morgan Point, TX · May 19, 1979

Date
May 19, 1979 · 18:00 local
Place
Morgan Point, TX
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N7EH
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW79FRA24
Reported as
Child S1SPITTS
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
479 total0 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine stopped during aerobatic flight. Aircraft crash landed. Found fuel tank improperly installed by pilot.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE STOPPED DURING AEROBATIC FLIGHT. AIRCRAFT CRASH LANDED. FOUND FUEL TANK IMPROPERLY INSTALLED BY PILOT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.