# Accident 19930717024189A: Amtrpt PITTSSPECS1C, St Johns, AZ, July 17, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 1993, 10:24 local time
- Place: St Johns, AZ
- Airport: St Johns Industrial Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5598° N, 109.3298° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5598&lon=-109.3298&mi=10
- Aircraft: N128DS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N128DS-2011-05-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sanders Douglas R PITTS S-1 (registry code 72207B2, https://openairdocs.org/model/sanders-douglas-r-pitts-s-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRPT PITTSSPECS1C
- Reported engine: LYC O290*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 552 total, 92 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93LA292](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA292) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930717024189A

## Narrative

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

WIND BLEW AIRCRAFT OFF RUNWAY ALIGNMENT ON SHORT FINAL.BEGAN GO AROUND. HOPPED A FENCE,ROLLED AND CARTWHEELED.

## 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 LAX93LA292](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA292), Jul 17, 1993: Sanders S-1C (N128DS), Saint Johns, AZ, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate compensation for the existing cross wind conditions and his subsequent failure to maintain directional control of the aircraft.

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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