# Accident 19901103048539A: Child S1SPITTS, Dekalb, IL, November 3, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 3, 1990, 12:53 local time
- Place: Dekalb, IL
- Airport: Dekalb Taylor Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8908° N, 88.7508° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8908&lon=-88.7508&mi=10
- Aircraft: N983BW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N983BW-1991-06-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pitts SPECIAL S1-S (registry code 72202Q0, https://openairdocs.org/model/pitts-special-s1-s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHILD S1SPITTS
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 405 total, 27 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91DEE01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91DEE01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901103048539A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL PERFORMING A ROLL ON INITIAL CLIMB AFTER TAKEOFF. A WING HIT RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT CARTWEELED AND BURNED.

## 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 CHI91DEE01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91DEE01), Nov 3, 1990: Pitts Special S1-S (N983BW), Dekalb, IL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S ATTEMPT TO PERFORM AEROBATIC MANEUVERS AT LOW 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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