# Accident 19850914044839A: Child S1SPITTS, Paducah, KY, September 14, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 14, 1985, 16:27 local time
- Place: Paducah, KY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.0710° N, 88.6291° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0710&lon=-88.6291&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30BL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30BL-1990-02-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pitts S-1S (registry code 7220402, https://openairdocs.org/model/pitts-s-1s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHILD S1SPITTS
- Reported engine: LYC HO360A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,700 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL85FA276](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85FA276) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850914044839A

## Narrative

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

ENTERED AN INVERTED SPIN AND IMPACTED GROUND. NO RECORD OF INVERTED SPIN TRAINING. FUEL PUMP OVERHAULED IMPROPERLY.

## 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 ATL85FA276](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85FA276), Sep 14, 1985: Laux Pitts S-1S (N30BL), Paducah, KY, destroyed, 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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