# Incident 19840729054069I: Amtrpt PITTSSPECS1C, Fort Worth, TX, July 29, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 1984, 17:30 local time
- Place: Fort Worth, TX
- Airport: Sycamore
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7254° N, 97.3208° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Worth, TX, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7254&lon=-97.3208&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3961, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3961) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Potter PITTS SPECIAL S-1C (registry code 7220276, https://openairdocs.org/model/potter-pitts-special-s-1c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRPT PITTSSPECS1C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 796 total, 100 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840729054069I

## Narrative

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

SWERVED TO THE RIGHT ON TOUCHDOWN. RAN OFF THE RUNWAY AND HIT PARKED AIRCRAFT. SAND FOULED TAIL WHEEL MECHANISIM.

## Other reports on N3961 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19810321021059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810321021059I), Mar 21, 1981: Amtrpt PITTSSPECIAL (N3961), San Diego, CA, Minor damage. Pilot lost control when aircraft was caught by a gust of wind during a high speed taxi run.

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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