# Accident 19810609031639A: Amtrpt PITTSSPECS1, Savannah, TN, June 9, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 1981, 20:05 local time
- Place: Savannah, TN
- Airport: Savannah Hardin C
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2209° N, 88.2351° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Savannah, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2209&lon=-88.2351&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8020, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8020-2013-05-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerotek PITTS SPECIAL S-1S (registry code 0110301, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerotek-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 PITTSSPECS1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 740 total, 29 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL81FLT10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FLT10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810609031639A

## Narrative

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

DIVED INTO GROUND FROM INVERTED FLIGHT DURING PRACTICE AEROBATICS. POSSIBLE INCORRECT ELEVATOR INPUT.

## 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 ATL81FLT10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FLT10), Jun 9, 1981: Pitts S1S (N8020), Savannah, TN, 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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