# Accident 20050514007629A: Amtr PITTSS1C, Creswell, OR, May 14, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 14, 2005, 14:30 local time
- Place: Creswell, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.9331° N, 123.0519° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9331&lon=-123.0519&mi=10
- Aircraft: N81PU, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81PU-2013-09-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Horvath Anthony P PITTS (registry code 056171H, https://openairdocs.org/model/horvath-anthony-p-pitts) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR PITTSS1C
- Reported engine: LYC O235C1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 100 total, 5 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA05LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05LA099) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050514007629A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PURSUANT TO CONDITIONS CONTAINED WITHIN FAA ISSUED OPERATING LIMITATIONS, PILOT WAS CONDUCTING TEST FLIGHTS COMPRISED OF VARIOUS ACROBATIC MANEUVERS. AT 4000 AGL LEVEL FLIGHT, UPON COMPLETION OF A GRADUAL RIGHT TURN, THE ENGINE CEASED OPERATION. ACCORDING TO PILOT INTERVIEW, FUEL PRESSURE WAS ORMAL (6PSI) AND OIL PRESSURE IN GREEN BAND. WALL PUMP ACTIVATION INDICATED FUEL PRESSURE AT MAXIMUM. ENGINE FAILED TO RESTART. PILOT INITIATED AN IMMEDIATE LANDING IN A GRASS FIELD 1 MILE NE OF CRESWELL, OREGON. TERRAIN WAS HEAVILY GROWN AND GROUND WAS SOFT. AIRCRAFT GEAR COLLAPSED UPON LANDING, FLIPPED AND CAME TO REST IN AN INVERTED ATTITUDE. THE FUSELAGE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE STABILIZERS, THE UPPER WING STRUCTURAL SUPPORTS AND THE LEADING EDGE SPAR. THE PILOT'S HEAD IMPACTED THE PLEXGLASS SHIELD AND HE SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES.

## 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 SEA05LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05LA099), May 14, 2005: Horvath Pitts S-1C (N81PU), Creswell, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: Loss of engine power as a result of a carburetor float drop restriction during cruise flight. Tall grass in the landing area was a factor in the accident.

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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