38.0426° N, 85.5560° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Mount Washington, KY, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
October 6, 2025 · 14:15 local
Place
Mount Washingto, KY
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
NONE
Reported as
Pitts Pitts Special S1C
Reported engine
Lycoming O-360-A1A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
18,367 total
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot experienced loss of engine power. Attempted to return to departure field while making power adjustments. Suffered a total failure of engine power and made a forced landing in a field. There was no post impact fire or damage to property. Post-crash investigation found throttle input lever had become disconnected, resulting in loss of throttle control.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT EXPERIENCED LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO DEPARTURE FIELD WHILE MAKING POWER ADJUSTMENTS. SUFFERED A TOTAL FAILURE OF ENGINE POWER AND MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD. THERE WAS NO POST IMPACT FIRE OR DAMAGE TO PROPERTY. POST-CRASH INVESTIGATION FOUND THROTTLE INPUT LEVER HAD BECOME DISCONNECTED, RESULTING IN LOSS OF THROTTLE CONTROL.