# Accident 19791020037729A: Amtrpt PITTSSPECS2S, Bunnell, FL, October 20, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 1979, 10:41 local time
- Place: Bunnell, FL
- Airport: Flagler Co
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.4661° N, 81.2578° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bunnell, FL, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4661&lon=-81.2578&mi=10
- Aircraft: N17DG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17DG-2012-10-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerotek PITTS S-2A (registry code 0110201, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerotek-pitts-s-2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRPT PITTSSPECS2S
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,100 total, 100 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA80FA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FA004) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791020037729A

## Narrative

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

MADE LOW PASS ON TAKEOFF OVER RUNWAY. PULLED UP ON A STEEP ROLLING CLIMB. ACFT STALLED. IMPACTED VERTICALLY.

## 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 MIA80FA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FA004), Oct 20, 1979: Pitts S-2A (N17DG), Bunnell, FL, 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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