# Accident 19900909038529A: Amtrpt PITTSSPECS1, Edna, TX, September 9, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 1990, 13:30 local time
- Place: Edna, TX
- Airport: Jackson County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.9703° N, 96.6407° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.9703&lon=-96.6407&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2MN, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2MN-1991-01-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Laux PITTS MODEL S-1 (registry code 7220243, https://openairdocs.org/model/laux-pitts-model-s-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRPT PITTSSPECS1
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,011 total, 242 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW90DRA08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90DRA08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900909038529A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER EN ROUTE. NOSED OVER ON FORCED LANDING IN SOFT FIELD. CONNECTING ROD BOLT FAILED.

## 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 FTW90DRA08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90DRA08), Sep 9, 1990: Blaine Laux Pitts S-1 (N2MN), Edna, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: A POWER LOSS DUE TO FAILURE OF A CONNECTING ROD BOLT. A FACTOR WAS THE SOFT TERRAIN IN WHICH THE FORCED LANDING WAS PERFORMED.

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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