# Accident 19950929030689A: Amtr PITTSS1T, Boynton Beach, FL, September 29, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 29, 1995, 15:30 local time
- Place: Boynton Beach, FL
- Airport: Willis Gliderport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.5109° N, 80.1507° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.5109&lon=-80.1507&mi=10
- Aircraft: N21WM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21WM-2013-10-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Menear PITTS S-1S (registry code 7220644, https://openairdocs.org/model/menear-pitts-s-1s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR PITTSS1T
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 270 total, 27 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA95LA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95LA240) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950929030689A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT OVER AIRPORT. OVERSHOT RUNWAY LANDING DUE POWER SURGE. STALLED BOUNCED INTO CANAL. NO FUEL.

## 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 MIA95LA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95LA240), Sep 29, 1995: Menear Pitts S-1S (N21WM), Boynton Beach, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER DECISION TO MAKE A GO-AROUND AND FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED (VSO) RESULTING IN AN INADVERTENT STALL. THE TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION WAS A FACTOR.

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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