# Accident 19860727035059A: Child S1TPITTS, Shelby, MT, July 27, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 1986, 10:45 local time
- Place: Shelby, MT
- Airport: Benjamin Ranch
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.5105° N, 111.7296° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.5105&lon=-111.7296&mi=10
- Aircraft: N155NK (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CHILD S1TPITTS
- Reported engine: CONT IO360B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,409 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN86FA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86FA211) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860727035059A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED DURING TAKEOFF. THE PILOT HAD NOT RESET THE FUEL SELECTOR AFTER FILLING SMOKE TANK WITH OIL.

## 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 DEN86FA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86FA211), Jul 27, 1986: Steven Soper Pitts S-1T (N155NK), Shelby, MT, destroyed

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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