# NTSB Accident SEA90LA044
> **RANSOME PITTS SPECIAL S-1C** · 1990-02-24 · TROUTDALE, OR, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA90LA044
- **Event ID:** 20001212X22637
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1990-02-24
- **Location:** TROUTDALE, OR, USA
- **Coordinates:** 45.51921, -122.3498
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** RANSOME
- **Model:** PITTS SPECIAL S-1C
- **Registration:** N3T
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DURING THE INITIAL CLIMB SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF.

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