# Accident 19870808042949A: Child S1PITTS, Lancaster, OH, August 8, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 1987, 14:30 local time
- Place: Lancaster, OH
- Airport: Fairfield County
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7206° N, 82.5910° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7206&lon=-82.5910&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52LA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52LA-2017-04-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Allen PITTS SPECIAL S-1 (registry code 7220219, https://openairdocs.org/model/allen-pitts-special-s-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHILD S1PITTS
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,394 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL87DEK02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87DEK02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870808042949A

## Narrative

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

DURING VERTICAL CLIMB AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO STALL AND ENTER A SPIN IMPACTING GROUND IN NEAR VERTICAL POSITION.

## 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 ATL87DEK02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87DEK02), Aug 8, 1987: Allen Pitts Special S-1 (N52LA), Lancaster, OH, destroyed, 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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