# Accident 19810913059049A: Amtrpt PITTSSPECIAL, Cleveland, TN, September 13, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 1981, 12:15 local time
- Place: Cleveland, TN
- Airport: Hardwick
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2201° N, 84.8324° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Hardwick Field, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2201&lon=-84.8324&mi=10
- Aircraft: N123JC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTRPT PITTSSPECIAL
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL81FA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FA115) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810913059049A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTEMPTED SNAP ROLL AT 100 FOOT ALTITUDE AFTER TAKEOFF. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED GROUND IN VERTICAL DIVE.

## 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 ATL81FA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FA115), Sep 13, 1981: Pitts S-1 (N123JC), Cleveland, TN, 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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