# Accident 20070206001039A: Amtr PITTSS1, Marlette Lake, NV, February 6, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 6, 2007, 16:00 local time
- Place: Marlette Lake, NV
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1750° N, 119.9017° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1750&lon=-119.9017&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20164, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20164-2013-09-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Brown Stephen L PITTS S1 (registry code 72207B9, https://openairdocs.org/model/brown-stephen-l-pitts-s1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0-360-B1E (registry code 41559, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0-360-b1e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR PITTSS1
- Reported engine: LYC IO360B1E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 30,000 total, 700 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA07LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07LA060) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070206001039A

## Narrative

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

(-23) N20164, AN AMATEUR BUILT PITTS S-1, DEPARTED CARSON CITY, NV (CXP) ON 02/06/2007 ON A LOCAL FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REPORTED MISSING ON 02/07/2007. THE WRECKAGE WAS LOCATED AT THE 7000 FOOT LEVEL IN MARLETTE LAKE, IN THE SIERRA NEVADAS ON 02/08/2007. THE AIRCRAFT HAD IMPACTED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ICE COVERED LAKE BUT DID NOT PENETRATE THE ICE. THE SOLE OCCUPANT SUFFERED FATAL 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 SEA07LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07LA060), Feb 6, 2007: Brown Pitts S-1 (N20164), Incline Vlg, NV, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The airplane collided with a frozen lake for undetermined reasons. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's intentional operation of the airplane while impaired by alcohol and the FAA's failure…

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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