# Accident 19910609020479A: Amtrpt PITTSSPECS1C, Houston, TX, June 9, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 1991, 12:00 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: West Houston-Lakeside Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.8304° N, 95.6609° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.8304&lon=-95.6609&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48JP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48JP-2013-06-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Plante PITTS SPECIAL S-1C (registry code 7221130, https://openairdocs.org/model/plante-pitts-special-s-1c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRPT PITTSSPECS1C
- Reported engine: LYC O360A3A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,065 total, 325 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW91LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91LA094) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910609020479A

## Narrative

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

ON TEST FLIGHT OF NEW KEVLAR PROP LOST PROP AND SPINNER. HIT FENCE AND FLIPPED OVER 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 FTW91LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91LA094), Jun 9, 1991: Pitts S1C (N48JP), Houston, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PROPELLER DUE TO IMPROPER INSTALLATION.

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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