# Accident 19820703027509A: Amtrpt PITTSSPECS1C, Fallbrook, CA, July 3, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 1982, 18:00 local time
- Place: Fallbrook, CA
- Airport: Community
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3897° N, 117.2109° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3897&lon=-117.2109&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6HA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6HA-2013-06-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aberle Harry L PITTS SPECIAL S1-S (registry code 72206AA, https://openairdocs.org/model/aberle-harry-l-pitts-special-s1-s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRPT PITTSSPECS1C
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,783 total, 113 in this make and model, 161 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX82FUM09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FUM09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820703027509A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL DURING A SNAP ROLL ON INITIAL TAKEOFF CLIMB. IMPACTED IN A STRAWBERRY FIELD OFF END OF RUNWAY.

## 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 LAX82FUM09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FUM09), Jul 4, 1982: Pitts S1-S (N6HA), Fallbrook, CA, 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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