# Accident 19911019047049A: Child S1SPITTS, Ramseur, NC, October 19, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 19, 1991, 15:45 local time
- Place: Ramseur, NC
- Airport: Yorks Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7401° N, 79.6893° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7401&lon=-79.6893&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4241Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4241Z-1998-04-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Jackman Don PITTS S-1S (registry code 7221225, https://openairdocs.org/model/jackman-don-pitts-s-1s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHILD S1SPITTS
- Reported engine: LYC O360C2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,291 total, 132 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL92LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA012) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911019047049A

## Narrative

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

MAKING LOW PASS FOR A PHOTO SHOT STRUCK POWERLINES OFF END OF RUNWAY. HAD FORGOTTEN THE POWERLINE WAS THERE.

## 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 ATL92LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA012), Oct 19, 1991: Don Jackman Pitts S-1S (N4241Z), Franklinville, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN PROPER CLEARANCE FROM THE POWER LINE.

## Other reports on N4241Z (1)

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

- [Accident 19970927047249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970927047249A), Sep 27, 1997: Aviat PITTSS1S (N4241Z), Hammondsport, NY, Substantial damage. (-16) Pilot apparently allowed airspeed to deteriorate on short final and aircraft landed hard-tailwheel first, collapsed the right main gear and nosed over…

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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