# Accident 19840528025309A: Child S1SPITTS, Piru, CA, May 28, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 1984, 15:00 local time
- Place: Piru, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4303° N, 118.7510° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4303&lon=-118.7510&mi=10
- Aircraft: N608BC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CHILD S1SPITTS
- Reported engine: LYC AEIO360B2F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,352 total, 525 in this make and model, 168 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX84LA326](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA326) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840528025309A

## Narrative

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

AEROBATIC MANEUVER. TAIL SLIDE, UNABLE TO RESTART ENGINE, LANDED ON DRY RIVERBED, HIT CHUCK HOLE, NOSED OVER.

## 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 LAX84LA326](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA326), May 28, 1984: Aerotek Pitts Special S-1S (N608BC), Piru, CA, 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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