# Accident 19930511013229A: Child S1PITTS, Madison, MN, May 11, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 1993, 18:15 local time
- Place: Madison, MN
- Airport: Madison-Lac Qui-Parle Co Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.0096° N, 96.1793° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0096&lon=-96.1793&mi=10
- Aircraft: N17FS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17FS-1995-06-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Perner/Pitts S1S (registry code 72202K7, https://openairdocs.org/model/perner-pitts-s1s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHILD S1PITTS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 8,200 total, 300 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI93DER01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93DER01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930511013229A

## Narrative

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

PRACTICE ACROBATICS,RECOVERED TOO LOW FROM A SPIN. IMPACTED HIGH SPEED, NOSE DOWN, AND WINGS LEVEL.

## 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 CHI93DER01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93DER01), May 12, 1993: Pitts S1 (N17FS), Madison, MN, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE TERRAIN CLEARANCE DURING AEROBATIC MANEUVERS.

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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