# Accident 19850302005119A: Amtrpt PITTSSPECIAL, Durham, NC, March 2, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 2, 1985, 11:15 local time
- Place: Durham, NC
- Airport: Skypark
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0391° N, 78.8300° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0391&lon=-78.8300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4691 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTRPT PITTSSPECIAL
- Reported engine: LYC O290D2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,422 total, 92 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL85FMG03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85FMG03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850302005119A

## Narrative

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

STEEP BANK AFTER LIFTOFF, DID NOT RAISE NOSE IN TIME TO PREVENT HITTING TREES.

## 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 ATL85FMG03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85FMG03), Mar 2, 1985: Pitts S1C (N4691), Durham, NC, 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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