# Accident 19920513014829A: Child S1SPITTS, Hopkinsville, KY, May 13, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 13, 1992, 19:00 local time
- Place: Hopkinsville, KY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.8498° N, 87.4905° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8498&lon=-87.4905&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4MG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4MG-2016-11-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerotek PITTS SPECIAL S-1S (registry code 0110301, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerotek-pitts-special-s-1s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHILD S1SPITTS
- Reported engine: LYC IO360B4A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,422 total, 1,020 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO92LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92LA061) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920513014829A

## Narrative

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

LOST OIL PRESSURE. STRUCK GUY WIRE LANDING ON A ROAD. NR4 CYLINDER WORN AND BROKEN RINGS. PRESSURIZED CRANKCASE.

## 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 BFO92LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92LA061), May 14, 1992: Aerotek Pitts S-1S (N4MG), Hopkinsville, KY, destroyed. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE NUMBER 2 OIL RING IN THE NUMBER 4 ENGINE CYLINDER RESULTING IN OIL LEAKAGE, LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE, AND ENGINE POWER LOSS.

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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