# Incident 19870918069679I: Amtrpt PITTSSPECS1D, Larned, KS, September 18, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 18, 1987, 19:00 local time
- Place: Larned, KS
- Airport: Larned-Pawnee County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2086° N, 99.0859° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LARNED-PAWNEE COUNTY (LQR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2086&lon=-99.0859&mi=10
- Aircraft: N64585, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N64585) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lightcap PITTS S-1D (registry code 7221207, https://openairdocs.org/model/lightcap-pitts-s-1d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HO-360 series (registry code 41513, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ho-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRPT PITTSSPECS1D
- Reported engine: LYC HO360A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,366 total, 5 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870918069679I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT IN THE PATTERN. DAMAGE TO LEFT GEAR DURING RUNWAY LANDING. CAUSE OF MALFUNCTION UNDETERMINED.

## Other reports on N64585 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19900506014799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900506014799A), May 6, 1990: Amtrpt PITTSSPECS1D (N64585), Larned, KS, Substantial damage. Weld on right main gear shock strut broke on landing causing gear to collapse. Aircraft ground looped, nosed over.

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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