# Accident 19820526019189A: Amtrpt PITTSSPECIAL, Huntsville, TX, May 26, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 1982, 13:00 local time
- Place: Huntsville, TX
- Airport: Huntsville
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.7102° N, 95.5397° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7102&lon=-95.5397&mi=10
- Aircraft: N166S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N166S-2012-08-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Shepherd PITTS SPECIAL S-1S (registry code 7220636, https://openairdocs.org/model/shepherd-pitts-special-s-1s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRPT PITTSSPECIAL
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,551 total, 70 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW82DA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA193) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820526019189A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT AND AIRCRAFT WAS DAMAGED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING ON HIGHWAY.

## 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 FTW82DA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA193), May 26, 1982: Pitts Special S-1S (N166S), Huntsville, TX, 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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