# Accident 20251006018089A: Pitts PITTS SPECIAL S1C, Mount Washingto, KY, October 6, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 2025, 14:15 local time
- Place: Mount Washingto, KY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0426° N, 85.5560° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mount Washington, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0426&lon=-85.5560&mi=10
- Aircraft: NONE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PITTS PITTS SPECIAL S1C
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360-A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 18,367 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251006018089A

## Narrative

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

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.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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