# Accident 19810110001739A: Amtrpt PITTSSPECIAL, Boise, ID, January 10, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 10, 1981, 13:00 local time
- Place: Boise, ID
- Airport: Glider
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.6135° N, 116.2035° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Boise, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6135&lon=-116.2035&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43BW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43BW-2012-11-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Waugh PITTS SPECIAL S-1 (registry code 7220748, https://openairdocs.org/model/waugh-pitts-special-s-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRPT PITTSSPECIAL
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA81FYA07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81FYA07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810110001739A

## Narrative

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

PRACTICING LOW LEVEL AEROBATICS. WENT INTO A SPIN FROM A HAMMERHEAD STALL. FAILED TO RECOVER.

## 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 SEA81FYA07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81FYA07), Jan 10, 1981: Pitts S-1S (N43BW), Boise, ID, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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