# Accident 19901111049609A: Child S1SPITTS, Bennett, CO, November 11, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 11, 1990, 10:30 local time
- Place: Bennett, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7506° N, 104.4199° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7506&lon=-104.4199&mi=10
- Aircraft: N87PF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N87PF-1992-09-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fogarty Patrick D FOGARTY PITTS S1SEW (registry code 72206CE, https://openairdocs.org/model/fogarty-patrick-d-fogarty-pitts-s1sew) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHILD S1SPITTS
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,500 total, 21 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN91LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91LA016) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901111049609A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL RETURNING FROM ACROBATIC PRACTICE. STRUCK DITCH ON FORCED 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 DEN91LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91LA016), Nov 11, 1990: Fogarty Pitts S1SEW (N87PF), Bennett, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO REFUEL THE AIRPLANE AND THE RESULTANT FUEL EXHAUSTION INDUCED POWER LOSS. 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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