# Accident 19950316004099A: Child S1PITTS, New Windsor, MD, March 16, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 16, 1995, 17:37 local time
- Place: New Windsor, MD
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5407° N, 77.0996° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5407&lon=-77.0996&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4T-2006-06-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cumberland-Pitts Special S1C (registry code 72202M5, https://openairdocs.org/model/cumberland-pitts-special-s1c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHILD S1PITTS
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 350 total, 100 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC95LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA075) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950316004099A

## Narrative

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

ROUGH ENGINE AT CRUISE THEN QUIT. LANDED HARD IN A YARD. IMPACT FOLDED LANDING GEAR. FUEL PUMP DIAPHRAM RUPTURED.

## 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 NYC95LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA075), Mar 16, 1995: Cumberland-Pitts Special S1C (N4T), New Windsor, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: the failure of the fuel pump diagram which resulted in fuel starvation and a subsequent 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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