# Accident 19810831053479A: Amtrpt PITTSSPECIAL, Romeo, MI, August 31, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 1981, 19:30 local time
- Place: Romeo, MI
- Airport: Romeo
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8046° N, 83.0026° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Romeo, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8046&lon=-83.0026&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12AL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12AL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Davis A L PITTS SPECIAL S-1S (registry code 7220687, https://openairdocs.org/model/davis-a-l-pitts-special-s-1s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0-360-B1E (registry code 41559, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0-360-b1e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRPT PITTSSPECIAL
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,970 total, 23 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81FEC43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEC43) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810831053479A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT AFTER TAKEOFF. FUEL SELECTOR VALVE MOVES EASILY AND MAY HAVE BEEN MOVED TO OFF POSITION.

## 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 CHI81FEC43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEC43), Aug 31, 1981: Pitts S-1S (N12AL), Romeo, MI, 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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