# Incident 19890128009209I: Child S2APITTS, Burlington, VT, January 28, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 28, 1989, 10:00 local time
- Place: Burlington, VT
- Airport: Burlington International
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.4924° N, 73.2395° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Burlington, VT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4924&lon=-73.2395&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80049, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N80049) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerotek PITTS S-2A (registry code 0110201, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerotek-pitts-s-2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHILD S2APITTS
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 100 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/19890128009209I

## Narrative

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

THOUGHT MIGHT HAVE ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO FUEL LEAKAGE. UNABLE TO CONTACT ATC. ENTERED PATTERN AND LANDED SAFELY.

## Other reports on N80049 (1)

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

- [Incident 19961109041089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961109041089I), Nov 9, 1996: Child S2APITTS (N80049), Easton, MD, Minor damage. Narrative: the pilot was flying into Easton airport and landed on runway 22. During the final approach the aircraft right main tire struck a night light at the…

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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