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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Child S1TPITTS · Wilkes Barre Sc, PA · June 28, 1986

Date
June 28, 1986 · 13:15 local
Place
Wilkes Barre Sc, PA
Airport
Wilkes-Barre Scranton International
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N83TJ
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC86FHA03
Reported as
Child S1TPITTS
Reported engine
Lycoming AEIO360A1E
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,500 total2,500 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

During the inverted ribbon cutting ceremony, the engine failed to respond. Elected to land inverted.

As the FAA filed it

DURING THE INVERTED RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY, THE ENGINE FAILED TO RESPOND. ELECTED TO LAND INVERTED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.