# Accident 19830508018299A: Amtrpt PITTSSPECS1, Wetumpka, AL, May 8, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 8, 1983, 13:30 local time
- Place: Wetumpka, AL
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5398° N, 86.1998° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5398&lon=-86.1998&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44GP (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTRPT PITTSSPECS1
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,812 total, 1,090 in this make and model, 53 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL83LA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA181) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830508018299A

## Narrative

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

UPPER WING COLLAPSED REARWARD TO WING FRONT SPAR DURING AIRSHOW ROUTINE. PILOT MADE SAFE LANDING AFTERWARD.

## 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 ATL83LA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA181), May 8, 1983: Pitts S1-SP (N44GP), Wetumpka, AL, 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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