# Accident 19790929026819A: Amtrpt PITTSSPECIAL, Bartlesville, OK, September 29, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 29, 1979, 12:00 local time
- Place: Bartlesville, OK
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7379° N, 95.9485° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bartlesville, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7379&lon=-95.9485&mi=10
- Aircraft: N111CW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N111CW-2002-02-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Welch PITTS S-1 (registry code 7220284, https://openairdocs.org/model/welch-pitts-s-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRPT PITTSSPECIAL
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 685 total, 37 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79FPM16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FPM16) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790929026819A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON LANDING. FOUND TAIL WHEEL SPRINGS 200 FEET FROM END OF TOUCHDOWN POINT. .

## 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 FTW79FPM16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FPM16), Sep 29, 1979: Pitts S-1C (N111CW), Bartlesville, OK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N111CW (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19780904017659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780904017659I), Sep 4, 1978: Child S1SPITTS (N111CW), Ponca City, OK, Minor damage. Tail gear attach bolt broke on roll out. Aircraft ground looped.

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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