# Accident 19990502004229A: Amtr PITTSS1C, Wawayanda, NY, May 2, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 1999, 20:15 local time
- Place: Wawayanda, NY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3191° N, 74.5403° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3191&lon=-74.5403&mi=10
- Aircraft: N29GS (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR PITTSS1C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC99FA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99FA100) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990502004229A

## Narrative

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

ACFT CRASHED INTO A CORN FIELD UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES, THE PILOT/SOLE OCCUPANT SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES, THE ACFT WAS DESTROYED. (-23) FOUND PITTS SIS, CRASHED INTO FIELD. A/C WAS ON APPROX 80 DEGREE NOSE DOWN ANGLE TO THE GROUND. PILOT SOLE OCCUPANT WAS KILLED IN CRASH. NTSB INVESTIGATING CRASH FOR PROBABLE CAUSE ^PRIVACY DATA ^NTSB IIC. ENGINE TURNED OVER FREELY. HAD COMPRESSION. THERE WAS ALSO A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL AT THE SITE. ENGINE HAD OIL ON IT AND FLIGHT CONTROLS HAD CONTINUITY.

## 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 NYC99FA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99FA100), May 2, 1999: Stock S-1S (N29GS), Westtown, NY, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's inability to recover from an intentional stall spin maneuver. A factor in the accident was the change in the airplane's center of gravity which made the airplane more difficult to recover…

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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