# Accident 19850914076509A: Child S1PITTS, Mclean, TX, September 14, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 14, 1985, 13:30 local time
- Place: Mclean, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2292° N, 100.5993° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2292&lon=-100.5993&mi=10
- Aircraft: N74LF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74LF-1988-03-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Frerking PITTS SPECIAL S-1 (registry code 7220707, https://openairdocs.org/model/frerking-pitts-special-s-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHILD S1PITTS
- Reported engine: LYC IO320C1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 327 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW85FA346](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85FA346) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850914076509A

## Narrative

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

LANDED ON A ROAD, REFUELED WITH AUTO GAS. TOOK OFF IN LOW CEILING AND VISIBILITY. LOST CONTROL,IMPACTED THE GROUND.

## 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 FTW85FA346](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85FA346), Sep 14, 1985: Pitts SPL. S-1 (N74LF), Mclean, TX, 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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