# Accident 19810915060009A: Amtrpt PITTSSPECIAL, Troutdale, OR, September 15, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 1981, 07:15 local time
- Place: Troutdale, OR
- Airport: Portland-Troutdal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.5392° N, 122.3927° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Troutdale, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5392&lon=-122.3927&mi=10
- Aircraft: N21HB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21HB-2013-02-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Blackman-Pitts Special S-1C (registry code 72201A9, https://openairdocs.org/model/blackman-pitts-special-s-1c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRPT PITTSSPECIAL
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,013 total, 1 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA81FYM43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81FYM43) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810915060009A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING TAKEOFF ON FIRST FLIGHT.

## 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 SEA81FYM43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81FYM43), Sep 15, 1981: Pitts S-1C (N21HB), Troutdale, OR, substantial damage

## Other reports on N21HB (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19920414014869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920414014869I), Apr 14, 1992: Amtrpt PITTSSPECS1C (N21HB), Albuquerque, NM, Minor damage. Aircraft veered off runway on takeoff. Ended up in ditch. Right brake became engaged. Caused aircraft to veer.

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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