# Incident 19800213021179I: Amtrpt PITTSPECS1C, Macon, GA, February 13, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 13, 1980, 13:30 local time
- Place: Macon, GA
- Airport: Herbert Smart
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8407° N, 83.6324° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Macon, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8407&lon=-83.6324&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3HD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3HD-1999-01-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Darley PITTS SPECIAL S-1C (registry code 7221102, https://openairdocs.org/model/darley-pitts-special-s-1c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRPT PITTSPECS1C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 850 total, 150 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800213021179I

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED ON LANDING HE FELT A SHUDDER IN TAIL WHEEL & THEN LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. GROUND-LOOPED.

## Other reports on N3HD (1)

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

- [Incident 19800202020549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800202020549I), Feb 2, 1980: Amtrpt PITTSSPECIAL (N3HD), Melbourne, FL. Pilot was propping plane after engine had stopped on taxiway. Severe head injury resulted.

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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