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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtrpt PITTSPECS1C · Centerville, IA · July 20, 1980

Date
July 20, 1980 · 11:22 local
Place
Centerville, IA
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N1012S
Reported as
Amtrpt PITTSPECS1C
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E2D
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,901 total269 in this make and model0 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.

Failed to recover from secondary stall during acrobatic manuevers. Engine lackedfull power. Found worn-out piston.

As the FAA filed it

FAILED TO RECOVER FROM SECONDARY STALL DURING ACROBATIC MANUEVERS. ENGINE LACKEDFULL POWER. FOUND WORN-OUT PISTON.