# Accident 19811024069339A: Amtrpt PITTSSPECS1, Jonesboro, AR, October 24, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 24, 1981, 16:00 local time
- Place: Jonesboro, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8423° N, 90.7043° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jonesboro, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8423&lon=-90.7043&mi=10
- Aircraft: N10S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10S-1994-02-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pitts S-1C (registry code 72202LV, https://openairdocs.org/model/pitts-s-1c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRPT PITTSSPECS1
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW82KPG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82KPG01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811024069339A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DID NOT RECOVER FROM SPIN AND CRASHED DURING AEROBATIC PRACTICE  SESSION BY PILOT.

## 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 FTW82KPG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82KPG01), Oct 24, 1981: Pitts S-1 (N10S), Jonesboro, AR, substantial damage, 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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