# Accident 19910616021879A: Amtr PITTSS1T, Kenosha, WI, June 16, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 1991, 17:08 local time
- Place: Kenosha, WI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6209° N, 87.8297° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6209&lon=-87.8297&mi=10
- Aircraft: N83AM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N83AM-2014-12-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Jack Thomas PITTS S-1T (registry code 72206AT, https://openairdocs.org/model/jack-thomas-pitts-s-1t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming AEIO-360 series (registry code 41522, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR PITTSS1T
- Reported engine: LYC AEIO360A1E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91DEP08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91DEP08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910616021879A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED DURING ACROBATIC MANEUVERS. BOLT MISSING FROM PITCH CONTROL LINKAGE. TRIM TAB WAS FULL DOWN.

## 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 CHI91DEP08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91DEP08), Jun 16, 1991: Jack Thomas Pitts S-IT (N83AM), Kenosha, WI, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE, BY PERSON OR PERSONS UNKNOWN, TO THE ELEVATOR CONTROL SYSTEM WHICH ALLOWED A BOLT ATTACHING THE ELEVATOR CONTROL ROD TO THE PITCH BELLCRANK TO BECOME DISCONNECTED DURING FLIGHT.

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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