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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtrpt PITTS SPECIAL · Midland, TX · March 21, 1980

Date
March 21, 1980 · 17:30 local
Place
Midland, TX
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N117Q
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW80DQG12
Reported as
Amtrpt Pittsspecial
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,600 total300 in this make and model270 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Engine quit performing a loop. Fuel too low in tank to feed inverted flight. Nosed over in soft field.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT PERFORMING A LOOP. FUEL TOO LOW IN TANK TO FEED INVERTED FLIGHT. NOSED OVER IN SOFT FIELD.

NTSB investigation

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