# NTSB NYC69D0454: Pitt Spec, N232WS, Butler, PA, May 18, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 18, 1969
- Place: Butler, PA · BUTLER, PA
- Location: 40.8616° N, 79.8962° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Butler, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8616&lon=-79.8962&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 13, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175341
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC69D0454
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69D0454

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1839  69/5/18    BUTLER,PA           PITT SPEC           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE,FL.INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1122                    N232WS              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  26, 358 TOTAL HOURS, 8 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - EXHAUST SYSTEM: STACKS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERHEATED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- HOT EXHAUST GASES FROM FAILED STACK OVERHEATED ENG COMPARTMENT,CAUSED VAPOR LOCK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N232WS](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N232WS-2020-01-31), registration cancelled 2020-01-31, S/N 1, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PITT SPEC
- Registry model: [Shober PITTS](https://openairdocs.org/model/shober-pitts) (registry code 72202ZB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

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.

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