# Accident 19830420017479A: Amtrpt PITTSSPECS1, Laramie, WY, April 20, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 1983, 09:00 local time
- Place: Laramie, WY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3099° N, 105.5803° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3099&lon=-105.5803&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6CQ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6CQ-1983-11-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pitts SPECIAL S1-S (registry code 72202Q0, https://openairdocs.org/model/pitts-special-s1-s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRPT PITTSSPECS1
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 960 total, 242 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN83FTC02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83FTC02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830420017479A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 DEN83FTC02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83FTC02), Apr 20, 1983: Pitts S-15 (N6CQ), Laramie, WY, 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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