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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtrpt Pittsspecial · Ft Wayne, IN · May 4, 1980

Date
May 4, 1980 · 18:42 local
Place
Ft Wayne, IN
Airport
Valhalla
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N75KS
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI80FET18
Reported as
Amtrpt Pittsspecial
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
628 total47 in this make and model7 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Climbed to 100 feet on takeoff. Rolled over, spiriled to ground. Found broken elevator push-pull stud.

As the FAA filed it

CLIMBED TO 100 FEET ON TAKEOFF. ROLLED OVER, SPIRILED TO GROUND. FOUND BROKEN ELEVATOR PUSH-PULL STUD.

NTSB investigation

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