# Accident 19941217041649A: Amtrpt PITTSSPECIAL, Grand Prairie, TX, December 17, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 17, 1994, 14:20 local time
- Place: Grand Prairie, TX
- Airport: Grand Prairie Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7797° N, 97.0101° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7797&lon=-97.0101&mi=10
- Aircraft: N604SB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N604SB-1997-11-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Brown Timothy J PITTS S2SE (registry code 72216A9, https://openairdocs.org/model/brown-timothy-j-pitts-s2se) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRPT PITTSSPECIAL
- Reported engine: LYC IO540*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 875 total, 35 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW95LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA067) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941217041649A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED INTERMITTANT POWER AND COMPLETE POWER LOSS. NOSED OVER LANDING IN MUDDY FIELD. ENGINE CHECKED NORMAL.

## 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 FTW95LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA067), Dec 17, 1994: Timothy J Brown Pitts S2SE (N604SB), Grand Prairie, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. A FACTOR WAS THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR A FORCED LANDING.

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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