# Accident 19900224002599A: Amtrpt PITTSSPECS1C, Portland, OR, February 24, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 24, 1990, 15:37 local time
- Place: Portland, OR
- Airport: Portland Troutdale Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.5192° N, 122.3498° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5192&lon=-122.3498&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3T-2012-02-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ramsome PITTS SPECIAL S-1C (registry code 7221128, https://openairdocs.org/model/ramsome-pitts-special-s-1c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRPT PITTSSPECS1C
- Reported engine: LYC O320B3B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 639 total, 2 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA90LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA044) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900224002599A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT. HIT TREE TRYING TO RETURN.

## 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 SEA90LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA044), Feb 24, 1990: Ransome Pitts Special S-1C (N3T), Troutdale, OR, destroyed. Probable cause: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DURING THE INITIAL CLIMB SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF.

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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