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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtrpt PITTSSPECS2S · Alabaster, AL · June 21, 1980

Date
June 21, 1980 · 15:00 local
Place
Alabaster, AL
Airport
Shelby Co
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N555JG
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL80FKJ13
Reported as
Amtrpt PITTSSPECS2S
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,458 total86 in this make and model64 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.

Hammerhead stall and spin at air show. Failed to allow room for recovery.

As the FAA filed it

HAMMERHEAD STALL AND SPIN AT AIR SHOW. FAILED TO ALLOW ROOM FOR RECOVERY.

NTSB investigation

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