# Accident 19950415011229A: Amtr S1E, Auburn, CA, April 15, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 15, 1995, 10:40 local time
- Place: Auburn, CA
- Airport: Auburn Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0000° N, 121.0906° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0000&lon=-121.0906&mi=10
- Aircraft: N301SH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N301SH-2013-09-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Brown Stanley/Brown Elaine PITTS S-1E (registry code 7221011, https://openairdocs.org/model/brown-stanley-brown-elaine-pitts-s-1e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-360-A1D (registry code 41504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-a1d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR S1E
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX95LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA162) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950415011229A

## Narrative

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

ROLLED AIRCRAFT AT TREE TOP LEVEL. STRUCK TREES AND BURNED. PRIOR VIOLATIONS LOW LEVEL ACROBATICS.

## 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 LAX95LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA162), Apr 15, 1995: Pitts S-1E (N301SH), Auburn, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S POOR JUDGMENT IN PERFORMING A ROLL AT AN ALTITUDE INSUFFICIENT TO ASSURE A SAFE COMPLETION.

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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