# Accident 19810611032179A: Amtrpt PITTSPECS1C, Leroy, LA, June 11, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 11, 1981, 15:58 local time
- Place: Leroy, LA
- Airport: Wolf
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.0788° N, 92.1923° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Leroy, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0788&lon=-92.1923&mi=10
- Aircraft: N70ST, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70ST-2014-09-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Walford PITTS (registry code 7220504, https://openairdocs.org/model/walford-pitts) (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 PITTSPECS1C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,998 total, 44 in this make and model, 188 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81FRD19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FRD19) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810611032179A

## Narrative

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

STALLED AND SPUN IN DURING LOW-LEVEL ACROBATIC FLIGHT OVER AIRPORT. FLIGHT WAS NOT AUTHORIZED BY OWNER.

## 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 FTW81FRD19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FRD19), Jun 11, 1981: Pitts S1C (N70ST), Leroy, LA, 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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