Event NYC92LA143

1992-08-05 GALION, Ohio, United States Airport · GQQ None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N88UM

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

AEROTEK PITTS SPECIAL S-1S

Year of manufacture

1975 · 17 years old at event

Engine

LYCOMING AEIO-360-B4A (180 hp)

Seats / Engines

1 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

20170901

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S AC1D4A

Registrant of record

SCHEFER CHARLES W L

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N88UM Pitts S-1S None

Probable cause & findings

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AFTER LANDING AND THE SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF AIRPLANE CONTROL.

Factual narrative

THE PILOT LANDED TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE. HE SAID, 'I THEN CORRECTED TO...GET BACK ON CENTERLINE, WHEN THE AIRCRAFT OVERSHOT. ...I WAS CORRECTING BACK...WHEN THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED.' Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1992_NYC92LA143.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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