# Accident 19830212003569A: Pratt PRG1, Littlefield, TX, February 12, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 12, 1983, 15:59 local time
- Place: Littlefield, TX
- Airport: Littlefield
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9095° N, 102.3308° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9095&lon=-102.3308&mi=10
- Aircraft: N14Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N14Y-2014-09-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pratt Read PR-G1 (registry code 7300102, https://openairdocs.org/model/pratt-read-pr-g1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PRATT PRG1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5 total, 5 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW83LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA112) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830212003569A

## Narrative

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

ENTERED A FLAT SPIN ON FINAL. IMPACTED LEVEL ATTITUDE. PILOTS WEIGHT AND INSUFFICIENT BALLAST A POSSIBLE FACTOR.

## 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 FTW83LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA112), Feb 12, 1983: Pratt-Read PRG-1 (N14Y), Littlefield, TX, substantial 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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