# Accident 19830301005649A: Amtrpt PITTSSPECS1, Harvard, IL, March 1, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 1, 1983, 11:40 local time
- Place: Harvard, IL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4296° N, 88.6211° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Harvard, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4296&lon=-88.6211&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11D-1983-06-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dodd PITTS S-1S (registry code 72202CQ, https://openairdocs.org/model/dodd-pitts-s-1s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRPT PITTSSPECS1
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,200 total, 12 in this make and model, 185 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI83FA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83FA125) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830301005649A

## Narrative

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

STALLED AT THE TOP OF A LOOP. ENTERED A FLAT INVERTED SPIN. FAILED TO RECOVER BY CLOSING THE THROTTLE.

## 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 CHI83FA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83FA125), Mar 1, 1983: Dodd Pitts S1S (N11D), Harvard, IL, 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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