# Accident 19810829052659A: Amtrpt PITTSSPECIAL, Hebron, TX, August 29, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 29, 1981, 19:00 local time
- Place: Hebron, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.0462° N, 96.8871° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hebron, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0462&lon=-96.8871&mi=10
- Aircraft: N88KA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N88KA-1983-04-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Freeman PITTS S-1C (registry code 7221153, https://openairdocs.org/model/freeman-pitts-s-1c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRPT PITTSSPECIAL
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81FPA17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FPA17) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810829052659A

## Narrative

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

ENTERED SPIN DURING A ACROBATIC PRACTICE MANUEVER. FAILED TO RECOVER PRIOR TO GROUND IMPACT.

## 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 FTW81FPA17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FPA17), Aug 29, 1981: Pitts S-1C (N88KA), Plano, TX, 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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