# Accident 19900506014799A: Amtrpt PITTSSPECS1D, Larned, KS, May 6, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 6, 1990, 19:45 local time
- Place: Larned, KS
- Airport: Larned-Pawnee County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1793° N, 99.1003° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1793&lon=-99.1003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N64585, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N64585) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lightcap PITTS S-1D (registry code 7221207, https://openairdocs.org/model/lightcap-pitts-s-1d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HO-360 series (registry code 41513, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ho-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRPT PITTSSPECS1D
- Reported engine: LYC HO360B1B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,423 total, 32 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC90LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90LA102) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900506014799A

## Narrative

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

WELD ON RIGHT MAIN GEAR SHOCK STRUT BROKE ON LANDING CAUSING GEAR TO COLLAPSE. AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED, NOSED OVER.

## 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 MKC90LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90LA102), May 7, 1990: Lightcap PITTS-S-1D (N64585), Larned, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE MAIN LANDING GEAR ATTACHMENT STRUT, DUE TO FATIGUE.

## Other reports on N64585 (1)

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

- [Incident 19870918069679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870918069679I), Sep 18, 1987: Amtrpt PITTSSPECS1D (N64585), Larned, KS, Minor damage. Engine quit in the pattern. Damage to left gear during runway landing. Cause of malfunction 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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