# Accident 19890122001089A: Amtrpt PITTSSPECS1A, Santa Fe, TX, January 22, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 22, 1989, 15:30 local time
- Place: Santa Fe, TX
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.3799° N, 95.0893° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3799&lon=-95.0893&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9961, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9961-1991-04-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Austin PITTS SPECIAL 1A (registry code 72202DE, https://openairdocs.org/model/austin-pitts-special-1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRPT PITTSSPECS1A
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,450 total, 394 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW89DRA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89DRA02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890122001089A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK WIRES AND CRASHED WHILE ON SHORT FINAL FOR THE RUNWAY.

## 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 FTW89DRA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89DRA02), Jan 22, 1989: Pitts S1A (N9961), Santa Fe, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: PILOT IN COMMAND FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE ON FINAL APPROACH.

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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