# Accident 19930418009459A: Child S1TPITTS, Halifax, MA, April 18, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 1993, 15:35 local time
- Place: Halifax, MA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9912° N, 70.8620° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Halifax, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9912&lon=-70.8620&mi=10
- Aircraft: N200ST (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CHILD S1TPITTS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,700 total, 37 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC93LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93LA086) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930418009459A

## Narrative

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

LOST PARTIAL POWER. NOSED OVER LANDING IN SOFT FIELD. THROTTLE HAD DISCONNECTED. NO CASTLE NUT. COTTER PIN BROKE.

## 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 NYC93LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93LA086), Apr 18, 1993: Pitts S1T (N200ST), Halifax, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: DETACHMENT OF THE THROTTLE CABLE AT THE FUEL INJECTOR ARM. SOFT TERRAIN IN THE EMERGENCY LANDING AREA WAS A RELATED FACTOR.

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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