# Accident 19800321006719A: Amtrpt PITTSSPECIAL, Midland, TX, March 21, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 21, 1980, 17:30 local time
- Place: Midland, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.9973° N, 102.0779° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Midland, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9973&lon=-102.0779&mi=10
- Aircraft: N117Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N117Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dean A Case PITTS SPECIAL (registry code 72201C9, https://openairdocs.org/model/dean-a-case-pitts-special) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-360-A1D (registry code 41504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-a1d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRPT PITTSSPECIAL
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total, 300 in this make and model, 270 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW80DQG12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DQG12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800321006719A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 FTW80DQG12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DQG12), Mar 21, 1980: Pitts S-1S (N117Q), Midland, TX, minor 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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