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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtrpt PITTSSPECS1 · Laramie, WY · April 20, 1983

Date
April 20, 1983 · 09:00 local
Place
Laramie, WY
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N6CQ
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN83FTC02
Reported as
Amtrpt PITTSSPECS1
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A4A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
960 total242 in this make and model45 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Was seen to pull up vertically from cruise. High speed ground impact in near level attitude. Possible prop failure.

As the FAA filed it

WAS SEEN TO PULL UP VERTICALLY FROM CRUISE. HIGH SPEED GROUND IMPACT IN NEAR LEVEL ATTITUDE. POSSIBLE PROP FAILURE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.