# Accident 19900403007439A: Amtrpt PITTSSPECS1, Eloy, AZ, April 3, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 3, 1990, 18:35 local time
- Place: Eloy, AZ
- Airport: Eloy Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8067° N, 111.5866° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ELOY MUNI (E60), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8067&lon=-111.5866&mi=10
- Aircraft: N104KF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N104KF-2013-03-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pitts Special S1C (registry code 72202Q9, https://openairdocs.org/model/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 PITTSSPECS1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,138 total, 112 in this make and model, 164 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90FA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90FA135) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900403007439A

## Narrative

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

RECOVERED TOO LOW TO CHECK HIGH SINK RATE AFTER INVERTED FLAT SPIN. USE OF SMOKE A FACTOR. WARNED TO RECOVER HIGHER

## 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 LAX90FA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90FA135), Apr 4, 1990: Gardner Pitts S-1 (N104KF), Eloy, AZ, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT DELAYED THE RECOVERY FROM THE INVERTED FLAT SPIN MANEUVER AND MISJUDGED HIS ALTITUDE.

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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