# Accident 19930923036131A: Child S1PITTS, Sherman-Denison, TX, September 23, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 23, 1993, 15:15 local time
- Place: Sherman-Denison, TX
- Airport: Grayson County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6091° N, 96.5995° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6091&lon=-96.5995&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7FD (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CHILD S1PITTS
- Reported engine: LYC AEIO360A1E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,675 total, 438 in this make and model, 104 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW93LA265](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA265) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930923036131A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH N15AV WHILE BOTH PITTS WERE TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF. TEMPORARY TOWER CLEARED BOTH TO TAXI ON THER OWN.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N15AV, Child S2BPITTS: [Accident 19930923036132A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930923036132A)

## 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 FTW93LA265](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA265), Sep 23, 1993: Pitts S1-T (N7FD), Sherman, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN VISUAL LOOKOUT BY THE PILOTS IN COMMAND OF BOTH 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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