# Accident 19801214083069A: Amtrpt PITTSSPECS1, Paso Robles, CA, December 14, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 14, 1980, 13:30 local time
- Place: Paso Robles, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6266° N, 120.6910° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Paso Robles, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6266&lon=-120.6910&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3TG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3TG-2012-10-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ostermeier PITTS-S-1S (registry code 7220310, https://openairdocs.org/model/ostermeier-pitts-s-1s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRPT PITTSSPECS1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 550 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81DVM07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DVM07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801214083069A

## Narrative

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

WING STRUCK AUTO WINDSHIELD ON LOW PASS WHILE FILMING A MOVIE. PILOT AND AUTO TIMING WERE IN ERROR.

## 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 LAX81DVM07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DVM07), Dec 14, 1980: Pitts S-1S (N3TG), Paso Robles, CA, 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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