# Accident 19910804031499A: Oprendek-Pitts Special S-1, Schenectady, NY, August 4, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 1991, 15:20 local time
- Place: Schenectady, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Location: 42.8027° N, 73.9270° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Schenectady, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8027&lon=-73.9270&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2439, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2439-2013-08-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Oprendek-Pitts Special S-1 (registry code 72202C6, https://openairdocs.org/model/oprendek-pitts-special-s-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910804031499A

## Narrative

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

WHILE HOVERING, AIRCRAFT CRASHED ON RUNWAY.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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