# Accident 19860628028439A: Child S1TPITTS, Wilkes Barre Sc, PA, June 28, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 1986, 13:15 local time
- Place: Wilkes Barre Sc, PA
- Airport: Wilkes-Barre Scranton International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3405° N, 75.7207° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3405&lon=-75.7207&mi=10
- Aircraft: N83TJ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CHILD S1TPITTS
- Reported engine: LYC AEIO360A1E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC86FHA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86FHA03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860628028439A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 NYC86FHA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86FHA03), Jun 28, 1986: Thomas Pitts S-1T (N83TJ), Avoca, PA, 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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