# Accident 19810524938879A: Amtrpt PITTSSPECIAL, Tracy, CA, May 24, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 1981, 14:10 local time
- Place: Tracy, CA
- Airport: New Jerusalem
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6778° N, 121.3012° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NEW JERUSALEM (1Q4), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6778&lon=-121.3012&mi=10
- Aircraft: N21JV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N21JV) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Way PITTS S-1 (registry code 7220765, https://openairdocs.org/model/way-pitts-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: 500 total, 100 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810524938879A

## Narrative

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

STRONG GUST OF WIND PUSHED AIRPLANE SIDEWAYS ON TAXI TURN AROUND AT START OF RUNWAY. SIDE LOAD COLLAPSED GEAR.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N21JV (1)

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

- [Accident 19810907056069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810907056069A), Sep 7, 1981: Amtrpt PITTSSPECIAL (N21JV), Tracy, CA, Substantial damage. Lost directional control on landing roll, no mechanical malfunctions.

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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