# Accident 19851019052679A: Amtrpt PITTSSPECS1C, Goodland, KS, October 19, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 19, 1985, 15:00 local time
- Place: Goodland, KS
- Airport: Renner Fld Goodland Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3396° N, 101.7003° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3396&lon=-101.7003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N22R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N22R-2011-11-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ralph L Page PITTS SPECIAL S-1C (registry code 72202TA, https://openairdocs.org/model/ralph-l-page-pitts-special-s-1c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRPT PITTSSPECS1C
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC86LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86LA014) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851019052679A

## Narrative

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

KNOT PULLED LOOSE ON TAIL TIE DOWN AS AIRCRAFT WAS HAND PROPPED. AIRCRAFT TAXIED INTO PARKED AIRCRAFT, FENCE, CARS.

## 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 MKC86LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86LA014), Oct 19, 1985: Pitts S1C (N22R), Goodland, KS, substantial damage

## Other reports on N22R (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19930115000409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930115000409A), Jan 15, 1993: Amtrpt PITTSSPECS1C (N22R), Godley, TX, Substantial damage. Engine quit during low level acrobatics over residential area. Serious carb icing conditions. Cartwheeled on impact
- [Accident 19830814040819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830814040819A), Aug 14, 1983: Amtrpt PITTSSPECS1C (N22R), Hudson, CO, Substantial damage. Aircraft flipped inverted during landing roll on wet soft runway.

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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