19791229036209A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtrpt PITTSPECS1C · Odessa, FL · December 29, 1979

Date
December 29, 1979 · 15:50 local
Place
Odessa, FL
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8NS
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA80FLD26
Reported as
Amtrpt PITTSPECS1C
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,531 total2 in this make and model79 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

During low-level acrobatics, engine quit. Made hard landing on road. Found water in fuel.

As the FAA filed it

DURING LOW-LEVEL ACROBATICS, ENGINE QUIT. MADE HARD LANDING ON ROAD. FOUND WATER IN FUEL.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.