# Accident 19850707029759A: Amtrpt PITTSSPECS1, Houghton Lake, MI, July 7, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 1985, 08:48 local time
- Place: Houghton Lake, MI
- Airport: Roscommon Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.3103° N, 84.7608° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3103&lon=-84.7608&mi=10
- Aircraft: N42RB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N42RB-2012-02-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Burch Robert J PITTS SPECIAL S-1 (registry code 7220787, https://openairdocs.org/model/burch-robert-j-pitts-special-s-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRPT PITTSSPECS1
- Reported engine: LYC AEIO360B4A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,994 total, 92 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI85LA277](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA277) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850707029759A

## Narrative

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

TAIL WHEEL SHIMMY AFTER 3 POINT LANDING. GROUND LOOPED. TIRE CAME LOOSE FROM HUB ON TAILWHEEL.

## 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 CHI85LA277](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA277), Jul 7, 1985: Burch Pitts S-1 (N42RB), Houghton Lake, 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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