# Accident 19920313006229A: Child S2BPITTS, Schellsburg, PA, March 13, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 13, 1992, 08:20 local time
- Place: Schellsburg, PA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0395° N, 78.6398° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0395&lon=-78.6398&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53385, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53385-2006-09-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Christen Industries PITTS S-2B (registry code 2210006, https://openairdocs.org/model/christen-industries-pitts-s-2b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHILD S2BPITTS
- Reported engine: LYC AEIO540D4A5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 886 total, 279 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO92LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92LA036) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920313006229A

## Narrative

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

OIL ON WINDSHIELD AND BELLY. LOST OIL PRESSURE. CRASH LANDED. OIL BREATHER LINE ICE BLOCKED. BLEW CRANKSHAFT SEAL.

## 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 BFO92LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92LA036), Mar 13, 1992: Christen Industries Pitts S2B (N53385), Schellsburg, PA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE TOTAL BLOCKAGE OF THE OIL BREATHER LINE CAUSING EXCESSIVE PRESSURE IN THE ENGINE, RESULTING IN OIL LEAKAGE AND SUBSEQUENT ENGINE FAILURE.

## Other reports on N53385 (1)

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

- [Incident 19971004046679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971004046679I), Oct 4, 1997: Aviat PITTSS2B (N53385), Temple, TX, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot lost control while landing and ground looped resulting in gear collapse and wing damage. Pilot stated in written statement "it had been a long time…

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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