# Accident 19791229036209A: Amtrpt PITTSPECS1C, Odessa, FL, December 29, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 29, 1979, 15:50 local time
- Place: Odessa, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.1823° N, 82.5504° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Odessa, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.1823&lon=-82.5504&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8NS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8NS-2014-11-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Summer PITTS SPECIAL S-1 (registry code 7220764, https://openairdocs.org/model/summer-pitts-special-s-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRPT PITTSPECS1C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,531 total, 2 in this make and model, 79 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA80FLD26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FLD26) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791229036209A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 MIA80FLD26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FLD26), Dec 29, 1979: Pitts S-1C (N8NS), Odessa, FL, 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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