# Accident 19801104067791A: Amtrpt PITTSSPECIAL, New Orleans, LA, November 4, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 4, 1980, 13:00 local time
- Place: New Orleans, LA
- Airport: Lakefront
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.0424° N, 90.0282° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAKEFRONT (NEW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0424&lon=-90.0282&mi=10
- Aircraft: N333BD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N333BD-1992-09-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerotek PITTS S-2A (registry code 0110201, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerotek-pitts-s-2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRPT PITTSSPECIAL
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 566 total, 3 in this make and model, 101 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81FRD04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FRD04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801104067791A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK N737XJ DURING TAXI FOR TAKE OFF. N737XJ WAS HOLDING ON TAXI WAY FOR RUNUP. PILOTS VIEW RESTRICTED IN PITTS.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N737XJ, Cessna 172N: [Accident 19801104067792A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801104067792A)

## 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 FTW81FRD04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FRD04), Nov 4, 1980: Pitts S-2A (N333BD), New Orleans, LA, substantial 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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