# Accident 19861220068429A: Child S1PITTS, El Paso, TX, December 20, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 20, 1986, 15:21 local time
- Place: El Paso, TX
- Airport: West Texas
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.6404° N, 106.2704° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.6404&lon=-106.2704&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16GB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16GB-1988-08-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beggs PITTS S-1 (registry code 7220755, https://openairdocs.org/model/beggs-pitts-s-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHILD S1PITTS
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,383 total, 85 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW87DQA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87DQA01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861220068429A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND IN AN INVERTED SPIN. PILOT CONTINUED AEROBATIC MANEUVER BELOW SAFE ALTITUDE.

## 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 FTW87DQA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87DQA01), Dec 20, 1986: Beggs Pitts S-1 (N16GB), El Paso, TX, substantial damage, 1 fatal

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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