# Accident 19810409019259A: Amtrpt PITTSSPECIAL, Goddard, KS, April 9, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 9, 1981, 18:20 local time
- Place: Goddard, KS
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6642° N, 97.5576° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Goddard, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6642&lon=-97.5576&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11SS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11SS-1989-08-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sanquist PITTS-LHS (registry code 72202HH, https://openairdocs.org/model/sanquist-pitts-lhs) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRPT PITTSSPECIAL
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,300 total, 40 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC81FA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FA029) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810409019259A

## Narrative

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

STALLED DURING SPLIT S MANEUVER AT A LOW ALTITUDE. RECOVERED TO HIGH SINK RATE PRIOR TO HITTING TREES & GROUND.

## 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 MKC81FA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FA029), Apr 9, 1981: Pitts S-1S (N11SS), Goddard, KS, destroyed

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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