# Accident 19850526022899A: Child S1PITTS, Lubbock, TX, May 26, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 1985, 09:50 local time
- Place: Lubbock, TX
- Airport: Town And Country
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5296° N, 101.7895° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5296&lon=-101.7895&mi=10
- Aircraft: N22BD (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CHILD S1PITTS
- Reported engine: LYC IO360B1E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,300 total, 1 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW85LA232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA232) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850526022899A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING TAKEOFF ROLL IN VARIABLE GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS.  FLIPPED OVER IN A FIELD.

## 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 FTW85LA232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA232), May 26, 1985: Pitts Special S-1C (N22BD), Lubbock, TX, destroyed

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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