# Accident 19820602026391A: Amtrpt PITTSSPECS1, Santa Cruz, CA, June 2, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 2, 1982, 13:00 local time
- Place: Santa Cruz, CA
- Airport: Skypark
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.0408° N, 122.0991° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0408&lon=-122.0991&mi=10
- Aircraft: N25PB (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTRPT PITTSSPECS1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 200 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX82DA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA207) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820602026391A

## Narrative

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

OVERTOOK N40951 FROM BELOW AND BEHIND WHILE BOTH WERE ON SHORT FINAL. PROPELLER DAMAGED OVERTAKEN AIRCRAFT.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N40951, Piper PA28*: [Accident 19820602026392A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820602026392A)

## 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 LAX82DA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA207), Jun 2, 1982: Pitts S-1 (Bartoe/Skyote) (N25PB), Santa Cruz, CA, no damage

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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