# Accident 19880711026239A: Amtrpt PITTSSPECS1, Rio, WI, July 11, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 1988, 17:30 local time
- Place: Rio, WI
- Airport: Cowgill
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.4499° N, 89.2291° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4499&lon=-89.2291&mi=10
- Aircraft: N77LG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N77LG-2013-05-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Griffin Lavern H PITTS S-1C (registry code 7221169, https://openairdocs.org/model/griffin-lavern-h-pitts-s-1c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRPT PITTSSPECS1
- Reported engine: LYC O360B1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 174 total, 1 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI88DEP05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88DEP05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880711026239A

## Narrative

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

MISSED APPROACH. FORCED LANDING IN FIELD. PILOT USED TO VERNIOR THROTTLE. UNSCREWED SAME BY TWISTING. NO MECHANICAL

## 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 CHI88DEP05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88DEP05), Jul 11, 1988: Griffin Pitts S-1S (N77LG), Rio, WI, 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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