# Accident 19910902037319A: Amtrpt PITTSSPECS1C, Calhan, CO, September 2, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 1991, 19:07 local time
- Place: Calhan, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0305° N, 104.2904° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0305&lon=-104.2904&mi=10
- Aircraft: N939PC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N939PC-1992-03-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cresawn Len PITTS S-1C (registry code 7221188, https://openairdocs.org/model/cresawn-len-pitts-s-1c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRPT PITTSSPECS1C
- Reported engine: LYC O320B1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 537 total, 310 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN91DTE02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91DTE02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910902037319A

## Narrative

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

ENTERED FLAT INVERTED SPIN WHILE PRACTICING AEROBATICS. SPIN CONTINUED INVERTED TO GROUND IMPACT.

## 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 DEN91DTE02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91DTE02), Sep 3, 1991: Cresawn Pitts S1-C (N939PC), Calhan, CO, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ATTAIN ADEQUATE AIRCRAFT CONTROL TO AVOID TERRAIN COLLISION.

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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