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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtrpt PITTSSPECS1C · Russelville, PA · July 29, 1981

Date
July 29, 1981 · 18:00 local
Place
Russelville, PA
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N18UN
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC81DHD38
Reported as
Amtrpt PITTSSPECS1C
Reported engine
Lycoming O290D2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,450 total130 in this make and model205 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine quit during aerobatic practice and aircraft flipped inverted during emergency landing.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT DURING AEROBATIC PRACTICE AND AIRCRAFT FLIPPED INVERTED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.