# Incident 20190427003539I: Pitts Special S-1, Pacoima, CA, April 27, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 2019, 14:00 local time
- Place: Pacoima, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2625° N, 118.4270° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pacoima, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2625&lon=-118.4270&mi=10
- Aircraft: N781, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N781) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pitts Special S-1 (registry code 72202R3, https://openairdocs.org/model/pitts-special-s-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PITTS SPECIAL S-1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,932 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190427003539I

## Narrative

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

WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT THE AIRCRAFT PROPELLER AND SPINNER ASSEMBLY DEPARTED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS MADE AT WHP WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE COWLING ASSEMBLY, STARTER RING/FLYWHEEL AND CRANKSHAFT/ PROPELLER MOUNTING BUSHINGS. THE PROPELLER HAS NOT BEEN LOCATED.

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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