# Accident 19930115000409A: Amtrpt PITTSSPECS1C, Godley, TX, January 15, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 15, 1993, 16:39 local time
- Place: Godley, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4399° N, 97.5207° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4399&lon=-97.5207&mi=10
- Aircraft: N22R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N22R-2011-11-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ralph L Page PITTS SPECIAL S-1C (registry code 72202TA, https://openairdocs.org/model/ralph-l-page-pitts-special-s-1c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRPT PITTSSPECS1C
- Reported engine: LYC O360A3A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 492 total, 148 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW93LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA069) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930115000409A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT DURING LOW LEVEL ACROBATICS OVER RESIDENTIAL AREA. SERIOUS CARB ICING CONDITIONS. CARTWHEELED ON 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 FTW93LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA069), Jan 15, 1993: Pitts S1C (N22R), Godley, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PARTIAL POWER LOSS DUE TO THE PILOT'S DELAYED APPLICATION OF CARBURETOR HEAT. FACTORS WERE CARBURETOR ICE, AND THE SLOPING TERRAIN

## Other reports on N22R (2)

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

- [Accident 19851019052679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851019052679A), Oct 19, 1985: Amtrpt PITTSSPECS1C (N22R), Goodland, KS, Substantial damage. Knot pulled loose on tail tie down as aircraft was hand propped. Aircraft taxied into parked aircraft, fence, cars.
- [Accident 19830814040819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830814040819A), Aug 14, 1983: Amtrpt PITTSSPECS1C (N22R), Hudson, CO, Substantial damage. Aircraft flipped inverted during landing roll on wet soft runway.

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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