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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtrpt Pittsspecial · Waukegan, IL · August 20, 1983

Date: August 20, 1983 · 14:45 local
Place: Waukegan, IL
Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N80016
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI83FA387
Reported as: Amtrpt Pittsspecial
Reported engine: Lycoming IO360A1A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 649 total259 in this make and model11 in the last 90 days

N80016Registration cancelled Dec 22, 2014 · Aerotek PITTS S-2AS/N 2026 · Built 1972 Airframe modelAerotek PITTS S-2A Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Pilot stalled aircraft at an altitude at which he was unable to recover.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STALLED AIRCRAFT AT AN ALTITUDE AT WHICH HE WAS UNABLE TO RECOVER.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB CHI83FA387Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportWaukegan, ILWhile on a local flt, the acft crashed in lake Michigan about 1/2 mi from the shoreline. According to witnesses, it was flying over the water at about 100 ft, then pulled almost straight up to about 300 ft above the water, nosed over & went almost straight…Aug 20, 1983 · Destroyed