# Accident 19820220000299A: Amtrpt PITTSSPECS1, Morgan Hill, CA, February 20, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 20, 1982, 16:50 local time
- Place: Morgan Hill, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.8394° N, 122.2291° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8394&lon=-122.2291&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8WA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTRPT PITTSSPECS1
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,087 total, 281 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX82FVM12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FVM12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820220000299A

## Narrative

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

OIL AND SMOKE FROM ENGINE AFTER AEROBATICS. IDLING ENGINE QUIT DUE SMOKE INGESTION. HIT POWERLINE. OIL LINE BROKEN.

## 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 LAX82FVM12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FVM12), Feb 21, 1982: Pitts 51 (N8WA), Morgan Hill, CA, destroyed

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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