# Accident 19891028043559A: Amtrpt PITTSSPECIAL, Van Buren, OH, October 28, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 28, 1989, 17:45 local time
- Place: Van Buren, OH
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1390° N, 83.6493° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Van Buren, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1390&lon=-83.6493&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4JE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4JE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Eickmeier John L PITTS SPECIAL S1C (registry code 722111L, https://openairdocs.org/model/eickmeier-john-l-pitts-special-s1c) (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 O320*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 11 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891028043559A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT. CRASH LANDED OFF AIRPORT. FOUND JET TUBE IN CARBURETOR THROAT WAS LOOSE.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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