# Accident 19840505015709A: Amtrpt PITTSSPECS1, La Marque, TX, May 5, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 5, 1984, 15:10 local time
- Place: La Marque, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.3594° N, 94.9895° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3594&lon=-94.9895&mi=10
- Aircraft: N31DF (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTRPT PITTSSPECS1
- Reported engine: LYC O320B2B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 410 total, 95 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW84FA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84FA220) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840505015709A

## Narrative

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

ENTERED A SPIN TOO LOW TO RECOVER DURING AEROBATICS AT AN AIR SHOW. PILOT NOT USING NEEDED CORRECTIVE EYE LENSES.

## 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 FTW84FA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84FA220), May 5, 1984: Pitts Special S-1 (N31DF), La Marque, TX, destroyed, 1 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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