# Incident 19871117080889I: Amtrpt PITTSSPECIAL, Plano, TX, November 17, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 17, 1987, 16:40 local time
- Place: Plano, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.0198° N, 96.6989° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Plano, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0198&lon=-96.6989&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5351N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5351N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Christen Industries PITTS S-2B (registry code 2210006, https://openairdocs.org/model/christen-industries-pitts-s-2b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRPT PITTSSPECIAL
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,208 total, 120 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871117080889I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT EN ROUTE TO AIRPORT. FORCED LANDING IN A WET PLOWED FIELD. MUD ON WHEELS CAUSED AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER.

## Other reports on N5351N (3)

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

- [Incident 19990528017309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990528017309I), May 28, 1999: Child S2BPITTS (N5351N), Sterling, CO, Minor damage. During landing at Sterling, Colorado the aircraft swerved to the left, the pilot corrected with right rudder. The aircraft swerved again to the left and the…
- [Accident 19970718047509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970718047509A), Jul 18, 1997: Aviat PITTSS2B (N5351N), Englewood, CO, Substantial damage. (-16)[privacy data omitted]
- [Incident 19960519010829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960519010829I), May 19, 1996: Child S2BPITTS (N5351N), Denver, CO, Minor damage. Narrative: after doing a touch & go landing at apa the wind started to gust & the pilot decided to make the next landing a full stop. The pilot landed on…

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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