19871031065409A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Child S1SPITTS · Vinton, IA · October 31, 1987

Date
October 31, 1987 · 09:50 local
Place
Vinton, IA
Airport
Vinton Veterans Memorial
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N76EM
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC88FA012
Reported as
Child S1SPITTS
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360B4A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,600 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine quit on climbout. Aircraft nosed over in field. Fuel tanks empty. Aircraft sat idle with little maintenance.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT. AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER IN FIELD. FUEL TANKS EMPTY. AIRCRAFT SAT IDLE WITH LITTLE MAINTENANCE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.