# Accident 19810425019059A: Amtrpt PITTSSPECIAL, Conway Springs, KS, April 25, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 25, 1981, 16:30 local time
- Place: Conway Springs, KS
- Airport: Wamsley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.4264° N, 97.6378° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WAMSLEY FLD (SN36), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4264&lon=-97.6378&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80PF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80PF-2012-11-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douthitt-Weyer PITTS SPECIAL S-1S (registry code 7220641, https://openairdocs.org/model/douthitt-weyer-pitts-special-s-1s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRPT PITTSSPECIAL
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,285 total, 91 in this make and model, 46 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC81DCQ32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81DCQ32) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810425019059A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST CONTROL DURING LANDING ON ROUGH, SOD STRIP LEAVING RUNWAY & FLIPPING INVERTED.

## 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 MKC81DCQ32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81DCQ32), Apr 25, 1981: Pitts S-1S (N80PF), Conway Springs, KS, substantial damage

## Other reports on N80PF (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20050328004019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050328004019I), Mar 28, 2005: Aviat PITTSS1S (N80PF), Altus, OK, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot stated that after landing, the aircraft was drifting left. He applied right rudder to correct the drift. The aircraft started oscillating left to…

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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