# Accident 19830910051759A: Amtrpt PITTSSPECIAL, Manvel, TX, September 10, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 10, 1983, 16:00 local time
- Place: Manvel, TX
- Airport: Wolfe
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.4882° N, 95.3650° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Manvel, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4882&lon=-95.3650&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2060, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2060-2012-10-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Clark-Pitts Special S1C (registry code 72202B8, https://openairdocs.org/model/clark-pitts-special-s1c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRPT PITTSSPECIAL
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,200 total, 600 in this make and model, 115 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830910051759A

## Narrative

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

ABNORMAL BUFFETING AFTER STARTING AN ACROBATIC MANEUVER. FOUND SIX BROKEN RIBS IN THE UPPER LEFT WING.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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