# Accident 19800127001849A: Amtrpt PITTSSPECS1, Angola, NY, January 27, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 27, 1980, 16:27 local time
- Place: Angola, NY
- Airport: Angola
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6379° N, 79.0295° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Angola, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6379&lon=-79.0295&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55LS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55LS-1982-04-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pitts S-1 (registry code 72202K8, https://openairdocs.org/model/pitts-s-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRPT PITTSSPECS1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 127 total, 42 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC80FFJ05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FFJ05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800127001849A

## Narrative

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

ENGAGED IN LOW-LEVEL ACROBATICS & BUZZING. FAILED TO PULL OUT OF LOOP. IMPACTED OFF END OF RUNWAY.

## 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 NYC80FFJ05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FFJ05), Jan 27, 1980: Pitts S-1S (N55LS), Angola, NY, 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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