# Accident 19860710036399A: Amtrpt PITTSSPECIAL, Pompano Beach, FL, July 10, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 1986, 09:47 local time
- Place: Pompano Beach, FL
- Airport: Pompano Beach Airpark Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.2306° N, 80.1292° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.2306&lon=-80.1292&mi=10
- Aircraft: N31496, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31496-2002-04-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerotek PITTS S-2A (registry code 0110201, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerotek-pitts-s-2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming AEIO-360 series (registry code 41522, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRPT PITTSSPECIAL
- Reported engine: LYC AEIO360A1E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,000 total, 1,040 in this make and model, 160 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA86LA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86LA203) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860710036399A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT OVER CONTROLLED RUDDER ON THE TAKEOFF ROLL. AIRCRAFT LEFT THE RUNWAY AND NOSED OVER. CFI FAILED TO CORRECT.

## 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 MIA86LA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86LA203), Jul 10, 1986: Aerotek Pitts S-2A (N31496), Pompano Beach, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N31496 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19831108070539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831108070539I), Nov 8, 1983: Ayres S2A (N31496), Pompano Beach, FL, Minor damage. Swerved off the runway on the landing roll. Tail wheel steering centering cam malfunctioned.
- [Incident 19810718058739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810718058739I), Jul 18, 1981: Ayres S2A (N31496), Palm Beach, FL, Minor damage. Aircraft touched down on concrete part of drainage area on new airport. Damaged gear propeller and wing.

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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