# Accident 19851219070959A: Amtrpt PITTSSPECIAL, Salinas, CA, December 19, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 19, 1985, 09:30 local time
- Place: Salinas, CA
- Damage: Damage unknown
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6392° N, 121.6204° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6392&lon=-121.6204&mi=10
- Aircraft: N14JD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N14JD-1989-06-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pitts Special G-1 (registry code 72201QD, https://openairdocs.org/model/pitts-special-g-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRPT PITTSSPECIAL
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX86FVM01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86FVM01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851219070959A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT REPORTED LOSS OF ELEVATOR AND AILERON CONTROL AND BAILED OUT. THE AIRCRAFT HAS NOT BEEN LOCATED.

## 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 LAX86FVM01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86FVM01), Dec 19, 1985: Pitts Special G-1 (N14JD), Salinas, CA, 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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