# Accident 19800720029989A: Amtrpt PITTSPECS1C, Centerville, IA, July 20, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 1980, 11:22 local time
- Place: Centerville, IA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7284° N, 92.8714° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Centerville, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7284&lon=-92.8714&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1012S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1012S-1984-02-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Simpson PITTS SPECIAL S1C (registry code 7220245, https://openairdocs.org/model/simpson-pitts-special-s1c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRPT PITTSPECS1C
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,901 total, 269 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800720029989A

## Narrative

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

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

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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