# Accident 19861102058929A: Amtrpt PITTSSPECIAL, Shelby, MT, November 2, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 2, 1986, 15:00 local time
- Place: Shelby, MT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.5095° N, 111.7296° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.5095&lon=-111.7296&mi=10
- Aircraft: N255NK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N255NK-2012-12-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Wolf PITTS SPECIAL S-1D (registry code 7221204, https://openairdocs.org/model/wolf-pitts-special-s-1d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRPT PITTSSPECIAL
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,030 total, 2,030 in this make and model, 147 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN87LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87LA013) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861102058929A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND DURING LOW LEVEL AEROBATICS. PILOT REPORTED PROP GOVERNOR WAS MALFUNCTIONING.

## 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 DEN87LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87LA013), Nov 2, 1986: Pitts S-1D (N255NK), Shelby, MT, 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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