# Accident 19861109054239A: Amtrpt PITTSSPECIAL, La Porte, TX, November 9, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 9, 1986, 14:00 local time
- Place: La Porte, TX
- Airport: La Porte
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.6607° N, 95.0391° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6607&lon=-95.0391&mi=10
- Aircraft: N35DH (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTRPT PITTSSPECIAL
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 678 total, 152 in this make and model, 46 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW87LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87LA015) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861109054239A

## Narrative

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

THE GROUND CREWMAN WAS INJURED WHEN HE INCORRECTLY POSITIONED HIMSELF DURING START. MAGNETO P LEAD FOUND CRACKED.

## 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 FTW87LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87LA015), Nov 9, 1986: Houk Pitts S1-S (N35DH), La Porte, TX, no 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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