# Accident 19941022035309A: Amtrpt PITTSSPECS1C, Gayesville, NY, October 22, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 22, 1994, 16:00 local time
- Place: Gayesville, NY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5997° N, 74.1607° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5997&lon=-74.1607&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7037W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7037W-1997-03-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Emer George J PITTS SIC (registry code 722111R, https://openairdocs.org/model/emer-george-j-pitts-sic) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRPT PITTSSPECS1C
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,419 total, 210 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC95LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941022035309A

## Narrative

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

LOST RUDDER PEDAL CONNECTION ON SNAP ROLL. ENTERED SPIN. BAILED OUT. LANDED SAFE. SIC SPUN IN. CLEVIS PIN MISSING.

## 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 NYC95LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA017), Oct 22, 1994: Pitts S-1C (N7037W), Galeville, NY, destroyed. Probable cause: Inadequate maintenance inspection which resulted in disengagement of the rudder clevis bolt and the inflight loss of control during aerobatic manuevers.

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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