# Accident 19790801017509A: Amtrpt PITTSSPECS1, Bedford, PA, August 1, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 1979, 14:30 local time
- Place: Bedford, PA
- Airport: Bedford
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0861° N, 78.5135° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BEDFORD COUNTY (HMZ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0861&lon=-78.5135&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8004, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8004-1982-01-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerotek PITTS SPECIAL S-1S (registry code 0110301, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerotek-pitts-special-s-1s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRPT PITTSSPECS1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 780 total, 300 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79FGM41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FGM41) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790801017509A

## Narrative

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

PLT MADE 2 HARD LANDINGS, DAMAGED LANDING GEAR ON EACH. TRIED ANOTHER GO AROUND AND RAN OFF END OF RWY,OVER CLIFF.

## 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 NYC79FGM41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FGM41), Aug 1, 1979: Pitts S1S (N8004), Bedford, PA, 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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