# Accident 19860518017909A: Child S1SPITTS, Denver, CO, May 18, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 18, 1986, 10:45 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Front Range
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7503° N, 104.6005° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7503&lon=-104.6005&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2DE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2DE-2014-09-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Eckerle PITTS-SPECIAL (registry code 7220302, https://openairdocs.org/model/eckerle-pitts-special) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHILD S1SPITTS
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,779 total, 55 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN86LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86LA139) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860518017909A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT AFTER TURN TO FINAL. STALLED WHILE LINING UP FOR LANDING IN A FIELD.SOME MAG ROUGHNESS ON ENGINE RUNUP.

## 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 DEN86LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86LA139), May 18, 1986: Pitts S-1S (N2DE), Denver, CO, destroyed

## Other reports on N2DE (1)

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

- [Incident 19851116067069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851116067069I), Nov 16, 1985: Amtrpt PITTSSPECS1 (N2DE), Englewood, CO, Minor damage. Lost directional control after crosswind 3 point landing. Ran off runway into mud. Struck a runway light.

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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