# Accident 19870816045819A: Amtrpt PITTSSPECS1, Meade, KS, August 16, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 1987, 18:20 local time
- Place: Meade, KS
- Airport: Meade Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2797° N, 100.3296° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2797&lon=-100.3296&mi=10
- Aircraft: N900K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N900K-2013-08-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maxfield John O PITTS S-1 (registry code 7220788, https://openairdocs.org/model/maxfield-john-o-pitts-s-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRPT PITTSSPECS1
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 306 total, 64 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC87LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87LA162) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870816045819A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE THREW A ROD SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTING THE AIRPORT. CRASH LANDED ON THE RUNWAY SHOULDER ON THE FORCED LANDING.

## 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 MKC87LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87LA162), Aug 16, 1987: Maxfield Pitts S-1S (N900K), Meade, KS, 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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