# Accident 19790515012179A: Amtrpt PITTSPECS1C, Sparland, IL, May 15, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 15, 1979, 18:30 local time
- Place: Sparland, IL
- Airport: Hughes
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0296° N, 89.4412° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sparland, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0296&lon=-89.4412&mi=10
- Aircraft: N230K (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTRPT PITTSPECS1C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 325 total, 5 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79DEV20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DEV20) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790515012179A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREES ON SHORT FINAL FOR LANDING ON PRIVATE AIRPORT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB CHI79DEV20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DEV20), May 15, 1979: Pitts S1C (N230K), Sparland, IL, substantial damage

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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