# Accident 19910816034489A: Amtrpt PITTSSPECS1C, Monroe, GA, August 16, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 1991, 16:57 local time
- Place: Monroe, GA
- Airport: Monroe-Walton County Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7908° N, 83.7096° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7908&lon=-83.7096&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9HE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9HE-1992-12-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Eagen Harold J PITTS SPECIAL S-1C (registry code 7221174, https://openairdocs.org/model/eagen-harold-j-pitts-special-s-1c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRPT PITTSSPECS1C
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 670 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL91LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA162) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910816034489A

## Narrative

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

ROUGH ENGINE,TRIED TO LAND AT AIRPORT BUT BEGAN GO AROUND,STALLED,HIT TREES AND BURNED. WATER,DIRT IN FUEL.

## 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 ATL91LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA162), Aug 16, 1991: Harold J. Eagen Pitts Special S-1C (N9HE), Monroe, GA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: CONTAMINATION AND WATER EXISTING IN THE FUEL SYSTEM WHICH RESULTED IN ENGINE STOPPAGE AND THE PILOT'S CONTINUED FLIGHT WITH A KNOWN AIRCRAFT DEFICIENCY.

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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