# Accident 19790617011619A: Amtrpt PITTSPECS1C, Southhaven, MS, June 17, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 1979, 19:00 local time
- Place: Southhaven, MS
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.2626° N, 90.8570° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Southhaven, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2626&lon=-90.8570&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20JH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20JH-2009-05-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hamm PITTS SPECIAL (registry code 7220267, https://openairdocs.org/model/hamm-pitts-special) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRPT PITTSPECS1C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA79FLT06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FLT06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790617011619A

## Narrative

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

BUZZED AIRPORT,MADE DOUBLE SNAP ROLL ON PULL UP,ACFT STALLED,SPUN,RECOVERED,HIT GROUND AT 45 DEG ANGLE UNDER POWER

## 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 MIA79FLT06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FLT06), Jun 17, 1979: Pitts S1-C (N20JH), Southaven, MS, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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