# Accident 19880319039061A: Amtrpt PITTSSPECS1C, Carson City, NV, March 19, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 19, 1988, 10:15 local time
- Place: Carson City, NV
- Airport: Carson Airpark
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1402° N, 119.7109° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1402&lon=-119.7109&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6389, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6389-1990-08-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: George PITTS SPECIAL S-1C (registry code 7221104, https://openairdocs.org/model/george-pitts-special-s-1c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRPT PITTSSPECS1C
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,968 total, 8 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA88FA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88FA060) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880319039061A

## Narrative

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

CAME IN ON TOP OF A NIEUPORT N3545 AND STRUCK ITS TOP WING. BOTH ON FINAL. CRASHED AND BURNED. NEITHER SAW OTHER.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N3545, Amtr NIEUPORT24: [Accident 19880319039062A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880319039062A)

## 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 SEA88FA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88FA060), Mar 19, 1988: Pitts S-1C (N6389), Carson City, NV, destroyed

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.