# Accident 19840822042849A: Amtrpt PITTSSPECS1, Avra Valley, AZ, August 22, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 1984, 12:32 local time
- Place: Avra Valley, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4191° N, 111.3394° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Avra Valley, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4191&lon=-111.3394&mi=10
- Aircraft: N56AB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56AB-2013-04-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bastian Richard L PITTS S1S (registry code 72206AL, https://openairdocs.org/model/bastian-richard-l-pitts-s1s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming AEIO-360 series (registry code 41522, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRPT PITTSSPECS1
- Reported engine: LYC IO360LYC*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,254 total, 867 in this make and model, 107 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX84LA450](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA450) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840822042849A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT DURING INVERTED FLIGHT. CRASH OCCURRED WHEN AIRCRAFT HIT DITCH DURING EMERGENCY LANDING.

## 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 LAX84LA450](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA450), Aug 22, 1984: Bastian Pitts S1S (N56AB), Tucson, AZ, destroyed

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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