# Accident 19901118050869A: Amtr S1E, St Francis, KS, November 18, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 18, 1990, 15:10 local time
- Place: St Francis, KS
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7695° N, 101.8008° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7695&lon=-101.8008&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53RB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53RB-1991-04-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bressler/Young PITTS S-1E (registry code 7221018, https://openairdocs.org/model/bressler-young-pitts-s-1e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR S1E
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 3,160 total, 57 in this make and model, 102 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91DCQ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91DCQ01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901118050869A

## Narrative

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

DURING LOW LEVEL ACROBATIC MANEUVERS STALLED IN A HAMMERHEAD, FLIPPED INTO INVERTED SPIN AND CRASHED.

## 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 CHI91DCQ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91DCQ01), Nov 18, 1990: Robert Bressler Pitts S-1E (N53RB), St. Francis, KS, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT CONTROL.

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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