# Accident 19810224005429A: Amtrpt PITTSSPECIAL, El Reno, OK, February 24, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 24, 1981, 15:00 local time
- Place: El Reno, OK
- Airport: Mustang
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5323° N, 97.9550° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of El Reno, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5323&lon=-97.9550&mi=10
- Aircraft: N19JS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N19JS-1983-04-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gilliam PITTS S-1 (registry code 7220771, https://openairdocs.org/model/gilliam-pitts-s-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRPT PITTSSPECIAL
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 356 total, 20 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81DPJ10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DPJ10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810224005429A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL ON LIFT ON A GO AROUND IN GUSTY SURFACE WIND. STRUCK GROUND NOSE FIRST.

## 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 FTW81DPJ10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DPJ10), Feb 24, 1981: Pitts S-1C (N19JS), El Reno, OK, 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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