# Accident 19830820043049A: Amtrpt PITTSSPECIAL, Waukegan, IL, August 20, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 1983, 14:45 local time
- Place: Waukegan, IL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3704° N, 87.8607° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3704&lon=-87.8607&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80016, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80016-2014-12-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerotek PITTS S-2A (registry code 0110201, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerotek-pitts-s-2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRPT PITTSSPECIAL
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 649 total, 259 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI83FA387](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83FA387) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830820043049A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 CHI83FA387](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83FA387), Aug 20, 1983: Aerotek Pitts S-2A (N80016), Waukegan, IL, destroyed, 2 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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