# Accident 19910831037339A: Amtrpt PITTSSPECS1, Lincoln, IL, August 31, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 1991, 18:15 local time
- Place: Lincoln, IL
- Airport: Logan County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1496° N, 89.3604° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1496&lon=-89.3604&mi=10
- Aircraft: N237V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N237V-2012-10-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pitts Special S-1 (registry code 72202R2, https://openairdocs.org/model/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)
- Reported make and model: AMTRPT PITTSSPECS1
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,000 total, 1,300 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91DEV04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91DEV04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910831037339A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON TAKEOFF. TURNED BACK,FLIPPED LANDING IN CORN. NO DEFECTS FOUND. MODIFIED TO USE ETHANOL IN ENGINE.

## 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 CHI91DEV04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91DEV04), Aug 31, 1991: Pitts Special S-1 (N237V), Lincoln, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.

## Other reports on N237V (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19831109057011A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831109057011A), Nov 9, 1983: Amtrpt PITTSSPECS1 (N237V), Mcgregor, TX, Substantial damage. Collided with a Mooney N9667M during the landing roll. Mooney had taxied onto runway. Pitts had no radio or lights.

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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