# Accident 19900818033889A: Child S1SPITTS, Hamilton, OH, August 18, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 1990, 14:25 local time
- Place: Hamilton, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3907° N, 84.5594° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3907&lon=-84.5594&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40X-1991-06-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Trice PITTS SPECIAL S-1S (registry code 7220617, https://openairdocs.org/model/trice-pitts-special-s-1s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHILD S1SPITTS
- Reported engine: LYC VO360*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 6,894 total, 612 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC90DEG02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90DEG02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900818033889A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE STOPPED APPARENTLY DUE TO LOW IDLE IN TAIL SLIDE MANEUVER. UNDERSHOT OPEN FIELD, HIT EMBANKMENT ON LANDING.

## 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 NYC90DEG02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90DEG02), Aug 18, 1990: Trice Pitts Special S-1S (N40X), Hamilton, OH, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.

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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