# Accident 19870926056489A: Amtrpt PITTSSPECIAL, Orleans, NE, September 26, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 26, 1987, 13:00 local time
- Place: Orleans, NE
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1298° N, 99.4494° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1298&lon=-99.4494&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4365, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4365) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Wells PITTS SPECIAL (registry code 72202B2, https://openairdocs.org/model/wells-pitts-special) (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: AMTRPT PITTSSPECIAL
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,200 total, 25 in this make and model, 125 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC87LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87LA179) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870926056489A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER ON LOCAL FLIGHT. NOSED OVER, LANDING IN A SOFT FIELD.  FOUND THROTTLE LEVER BOLT MISSING.

## 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 MKC87LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87LA179), Sep 26, 1987: Jenkins Pitts S-1 (N4365), Orleans, NE, 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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