# Accident 19890602014239A: Amtrpt PITTSSPECIAL, Henryetta, OK, June 2, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 2, 1989, 15:15 local time
- Place: Henryetta, OK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.4398° N, 95.9805° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4398&lon=-95.9805&mi=10
- Aircraft: N64652, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N64652-2013-04-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Andreas PITTS SPECIAL S-1 (registry code 7220761, https://openairdocs.org/model/andreas-pitts-special-s-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRPT PITTSSPECIAL
- Reported engine: LYC O320B2B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,300 total, 15 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW89FA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89FA107) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890602014239A

## Narrative

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

CHANGE IN ENGINE NOISE. EXHAUST STACK BROKE. ENGINE LOST POWER. HIT POWER LINE OVER ROAD. CAUSED VEHICLE PILE UP.

## 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 FTW89FA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89FA107), Jun 2, 1989: Pitts S-1S (N64652), Henryetta, OK, destroyed. Probable cause: AN ENGINE POWER LOSS DUE TO THE SEPARATION AND DEPARTURE OF AN EXHAUST STACK. THE STACK FAILED DUE TO POOR WELD. FACTOR(S) WAS: THE TERRAIN CONDITIONS OF THE SELECTED FORCED LANDING SITE.

## Other reports on N64652 (1)

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

- [Incident 19830330075649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830330075649I), Mar 30, 1983: Amtrpt PITTSSPECIAL (N64652), Wilcox, AZ, Substantial damage. Engine lost power on downwind leg. Landed in field. Gear collapsed on landing. Cause undetermined.

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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