# Accident 19851201062999A: Child S1PITTS, San Jose, CA, December 1, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 1, 1985, 14:27 local time
- Place: San Jose, CA
- Airport: Reid Hillview
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3304° N, 121.7707° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3304&lon=-121.7707&mi=10
- Aircraft: N75PB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N75PB-2011-04-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Larkin Keith PITTS S1C (registry code 7221181, https://openairdocs.org/model/larkin-keith-pitts-s1c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHILD S1PITTS
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 954 total, 38 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX86LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA051) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851201062999A

## Narrative

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

NO ENGINE RESPONSE TO POWER APPLICATION. LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY IN MUD AND NOSED OVER. DID NOT USE CARBURETOR HEAT.

## 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 LAX86LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA051), Dec 1, 1985: Pitts S1-C (N75PB), San Jose, 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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