# Accident 19881006044749A: Amtrpt PITTSSPECIAL, San Benito, TX, October 6, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 1988, 09:15 local time
- Place: San Benito, TX
- Airport: San Benito Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.1303° N, 97.6309° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1303&lon=-97.6309&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3S-2013-02-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pitts Special S1L (registry code 72202V4, https://openairdocs.org/model/pitts-special-s1l) (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 O290A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 300 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW89DRG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89DRG01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881006044749A

## Narrative

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

APPROACHING AIRPORT ENGINE STOPPED. CRASH LANDED IN OPEN FIELD. A FUEL LINE HAD SEPARATED AT THE FIREWALL.

## 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 FTW89DRG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89DRG01), Oct 6, 1988: Shamgaugh Pitts Special (N3S), San Benito, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER TORQUING OF THE 'B' NUT FITTING ON THE MAIN FUEL SUPPLY LINE TO THE POWERPLANT AT THE FIREWALL AND THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PRE-FLIGHT INSPECTION.

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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