# Accident 19950819025699A: Amtrpt PITTSSPECS1C, Goodyear, AZ, August 19, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 1995, 10:32 local time
- Place: Goodyear, AZ
- Airport: Phoenix-Goodyear Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3709° N, 112.3796° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3709&lon=-112.3796&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7RG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7RG-2000-02-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gettig PITTS SPEC SIC (registry code 7220246, https://openairdocs.org/model/gettig-pitts-spec-sic) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRPT PITTSSPECS1C
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,124 total, 2,600 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX95LA300](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA300) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950819025699A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER. ON LANDING HIT ROAD SIGN. FUEL INJECTION UNIT MISALIGNED ON ENGINE CASE. CAUSED DRIVESHAFT FAILURE.

## 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 LAX95LA300](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA300), Aug 19, 1995: Gettig Pitts Special S1C (N7RG), Goodyear, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The owner/builder's improper installation of the fuel injection system unit by misaligning the drive shaft that resulted in the fracture of the shaft. The road sign was a factor in this accident.

## Other reports on N7RG (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19800401090681A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800401090681A), Apr 1, 1980: Amtrpt PITTSSPECS1 (N7RG), Casa Grande, AZ, Substantial damage. Collision occurred as both aircraft were landing. N7RG was flaring for landing, N5536T was on landing roll.

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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