# Accident 19810729047239A: Amtrpt PITTSSPECS1C, Russelville, PA, July 29, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 1981, 18:00 local time
- Place: Russelville, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N18UN, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N18UN) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Speicher Raymond D PITTS SPECIAL (registry code 7220520, https://openairdocs.org/model/speicher-raymond-d-pitts-special) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRPT PITTSSPECS1C
- Reported engine: LYC O290D2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,450 total, 130 in this make and model, 205 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC81DHD38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81DHD38) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810729047239A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 NYC81DHD38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81DHD38), Jul 29, 1981: Pitts S-1C (N18UN), Russelville, PA, substantial damage

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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