# Accident 19820411008649A: Child S1SPITTS, Grain Valley, MO, April 11, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 11, 1982, 09:20 local time
- Place: Grain Valley, MO
- Airport: East Kansas City
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0000° N, 94.2001° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0000&lon=-94.2001&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61RM (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CHILD S1SPITTS
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 349 total, 3 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC82FA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82FA055) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820411008649A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL NEAR DESTINATION. LANDED IN TREES TO SOFTEN IMPACT. LARGE OPEN FIELD AVAILABLE.

## 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 MKC82FA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82FA055), Apr 11, 1982: Martin-Pitts S1S (N61RM), Grain Valley, MO, substantial damage

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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