# Accident 19811101071439A: Amtrpt PITTSSPECS1C, Livermore, CA, November 1, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 1, 1981, 16:30 local time
- Place: Livermore, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6870° N, 121.7598° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Livermore, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6870&lon=-121.7598&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3194, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3194-1988-06-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Watson-Pitts Special S1-C (registry code 72202M0, https://openairdocs.org/model/watson-pitts-special-s1-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRPT PITTSSPECS1C
- Reported engine: LYC O290D2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX82FVD04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FVD04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811101071439A

## Narrative

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

UNCERTIFICATED PILOT CRASHED AIRCRAFT 15 MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF FOR UNKNOWN REASONS.

## 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 LAX82FVD04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FVD04), Nov 1, 1981: Pitts S1-C (N3194), Livermore, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N3194 (1)

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

- [Incident 19810501029129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810501029129I), May 1, 1981: Amtrpt PITTSPECS1C (N3194), Livermore, CA, Minor damage. Pilot landed hard and propeller struck runway when pilot used heavy braking during recovery attempt.

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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