# Accident 20120105000089A: Sanderson PITTS SPECIAL SPS-1, Revere, MN, January 5, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 5, 2012, 12:00 local time
- Place: Revere, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.2190° N, 95.3688° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2190&lon=-95.3688&mi=10
- Aircraft: N330BL (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SANDERSON PITTS SPECIAL SPS-1
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,650 total, 2 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA128) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120105000089A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LOST POWER IN CRUISE FLIGHT AFTER TURNING ON FUEL FROM AUX TANK AND THE PILOT PERFORMED AN EMEGENCY LANDING ON HIGHWAY. AFTER TAIL WHEEL TOUCHED DOWN ON ROLL OUT THE AIRCRAFT VEERED RIGHT AND INTO THE DITCH SUSTAINING SUBSTANCIAL DAMAGE. INSPECTION OF FUEL SYSTEM SHOWED INDICATIONS OF WATER CONTAMINATION AT CARBURETOR. A RECOMENDATION WAS MADE FOR THE AUX TANK TO BE EQUIPPED WITH AN INDEPENDANT SUMP DRAIN.

## 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 CEN12LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA128), Jan 5, 2012: Sanderson Pitts Special SPS-1 (N330BL), Revere, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power during cruise flight due to fuel contamination and the inadequate design of the fuel system.

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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