# Accident 19830123001549A: Amtrpt PITTSSPECS1, Athol, ID, January 23, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 23, 1983, 16:25 local time
- Place: Athol, ID
- Airport: Henley
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.9609° N, 116.6809° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9609&lon=-116.6809&mi=10
- Aircraft: N56T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56T-2012-11-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cromwell PITTS S-1S (registry code 7220650, https://openairdocs.org/model/cromwell-pitts-s-1s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRPT PITTSSPECS1
- Reported engine: LYC IO360B4A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 20 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA83FA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83FA045) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830123001549A

## Narrative

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

ENTERED A FLAT, INVERTED SPIN AFTER A HAMMERHEAD STALL. WAITED TOO LONG IN CLOSING THROTTLE TO EFFECT A RECOVERY.

## 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 SEA83FA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83FA045), Jan 24, 1983: Cromwell/Pitts S-1S (N56T), Athol, ID, 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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