# Accident 19850420013619A: Amtrpt PITTSSPECS1, Marlette, MI, April 20, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 1985, 11:30 local time
- Place: Marlette, MI
- Airport: Marlette
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.3199° N, 83.0799° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3199&lon=-83.0799&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3FW (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTRPT PITTSSPECS1
- Reported engine: LYC IO360B4A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,050 total, 500 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI85LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA168) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850420013619A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK VASI LIGHT AFTER VEERING OFF RUNWAY AT LAST PART OF ROLLOUT. RUDDER CABLE HAD FAILED.

## 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 CHI85LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA168), Apr 20, 1985: Wheat Pitts S-1-S (N3FW), Marlette, MI, substantial damage

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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