# Accident 19811113073899A: Amtrpt PITTSSPECIAL, Oak Grove, MO, November 13, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 13, 1981, 12:43 local time
- Place: Oak Grove, MO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0070° N, 94.1284° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oak Grove, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0070&lon=-94.1284&mi=10
- Aircraft: N77LB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N77LB-1984-12-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Brice PITTS SPECIAL (registry code 72202A0, https://openairdocs.org/model/brice-pitts-special) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRPT PITTSSPECIAL
- Reported engine: LYC O320E3D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,600 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC82FA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82FA005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811113073899A

## Narrative

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

STALLED. ENTERED SPIN AFTER VERTICAL CLIMB. FAILED TO RECOVER PRIOR GROUND IMPACT. PRACTICE AEROBATICS.

## 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 MKC82FA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82FA005), Nov 13, 1981: Pitts SPL (N77LB), Oak Grove, MO, 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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