# Accident 19830813043609A: Amtrpt PITTSSPECS1, Madras, OR, August 13, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 1983, 11:00 local time
- Place: Madras, OR
- Airport: Madras City Co
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.5993° N, 121.0495° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5993&lon=-121.0495&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8067, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8067-2011-02-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerotek PITTS SPECIAL S-1S (registry code 0110301, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerotek-pitts-special-s-1s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRPT PITTSSPECS1
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1E6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 652 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA83LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83LA175) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830813043609A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL AND FLEW INTO GROUND ON AN INVERTED LOW PASS OVER AIRPORT.WAS PRACTICING UNDER A WAIVER FOR AEROBATICS

## 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 SEA83LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83LA175), Aug 13, 1983: Pitts S-1S (N8067), Madras, OR, 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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