# Incident 19900818043879I: Amtrpt PITTSSPECS1D, Spencer, TN, August 18, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 1990, 10:50 local time
- Place: Spencer, TN
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7392° N, 85.4561° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Spencer, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7392&lon=-85.4561&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4708H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4708H-2013-06-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Turner Jimmy F PITTS S-1E (registry code 7221024, https://openairdocs.org/model/turner-jimmy-f-pitts-s-1e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRPT PITTSSPECS1D
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 258 total, 70 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900818043879I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT AT CRUISE ALTITUDE. EMERGENCY LANDING IN MOUNTAINS.

## Other reports on N4708H (1)

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

- [Incident 19891014054749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891014054749I), Oct 14, 1989: Amtr S1E (N4708H), Independence, MS, Minor damage. Lost engine oil pressure. Forced landing on county road. Found a failed solder joint at oil temperature bulb.

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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