# Accident 19830116000899A: Amtrpt PITTSSPECS1, San Jose, CA, January 16, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 16, 1983, 12:24 local time
- Place: San Jose, CA
- Airport: Reid Hllview
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3307° N, 121.8299° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3307&lon=-121.8299&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15HR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15HR-2003-11-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ross PITTS SPECIAL S-1S (registry code 7220653, https://openairdocs.org/model/ross-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 PITTSSPECS1
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,669 total, 613 in this make and model, 58 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83FVM07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FVM07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830116000899A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING LANDING AND AIRCRAFT FLIPPED INVERTED.

## 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 LAX83FVM07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FVM07), Jan 16, 1983: Pitts S1S (N15HR), San Jose, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N15HR (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19960913028361A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960913028361A), Sep 13, 1996: Amtr PITTSSPECS1S (N15HR), Reno, NV, Substantial damage. Taxiing for takeoff when it was struck from behind by N230MP that just landed. (.19) on September 13, 1996, at 0915 hours pacific daylight time, two pitts S-1S…

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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