# Accident 19790519017659A: Child S1SPITTS, Morgan Point, TX, May 19, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 1979, 18:00 local time
- Place: Morgan Point, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N7EH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7EH-1980-09-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pitts Special S-1C (registry code 72202TR, https://openairdocs.org/model/pitts-special-s-1c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHILD S1SPITTS
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 479 total, 0 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79FRA24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FRA24) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790519017659A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW79FRA24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FRA24), May 19, 1979: Pitts S1C (N7EH), Morgan Point, TX, substantial damage, 1 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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