# Accident 19901117050919A: Amtrpt PITTSSPECS1, Carson City, NV, November 17, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 17, 1990, 10:45 local time
- Place: Carson City, NV
- Airport: Carson Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Formation Flying
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2091° N, 119.7094° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2091&lon=-119.7094&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9QB (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTRPT PITTSSPECS1
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,100 total, 450 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91DXQ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91DXQ01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901117050919A

## Narrative

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

REPORT WIND GUST DRIFTED HIM TOWARD OTHER AIRCRAFT ON FORMATION TAKEOFF. TURNED SHARPLY AND CARTWHEELED.

## 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 LAX91DXQ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91DXQ01), Nov 17, 1990: Pitts S-1E (N9QB), Carson City, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING TAKEOFF ROLL AND THE ABRUPT PULLUP TO A PREMATURE TAKEOFF.

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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