# Accident 19860615029419A: Child S1SPITTS, Raleigh, NC, June 15, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 1986, 20:06 local time
- Place: Raleigh, NC
- Airport: Coxs
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7721° N, 78.6386° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Raleigh, NC, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7721&lon=-78.6386&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73BJ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CHILD S1SPITTS
- Reported engine: LYC O320A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 944 total, 104 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL86LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA173) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860615029419A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED EN ROUTE. NOSED OVER IN A FIELD. FUEL STARVATION WAS DUE TO INSTALLATION OF IMPROPER FITTING.

## 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 ATL86LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA173), Jun 16, 1986: Pitts S-15 (N73BJ), Raleigh, NC, 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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