# Accident 19830714034369A: Amtrpt PITTSSPECIAL, Grand Haven, MI, July 14, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 1983, 20:50 local time
- Place: Grand Haven, MI
- Airport: Grand Haven
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0510° N, 86.2204° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0510&lon=-86.2204&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3144, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3144-1984-07-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pilgrim PITTS SPECIAL S-1 (registry code 72202PE, https://openairdocs.org/model/pilgrim-pitts-special-s-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRPT PITTSSPECIAL
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 519 total, 100 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI83LA312](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA312) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830714034369A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT FROM A TOUCH AND GO LANDING. IMPACT WAS IN A WING LOW ATTITUDE. POSSIBLE FUEL VAPOR LOCK.

## 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 CHI83LA312](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA312), Jul 15, 1983: J. Roberts Pitts Special (N3144), Grand Haven, MI, destroyed

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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