# Accident 19870411009019A: Amtrpt PITTSSPECS1, Coleman, TX, April 11, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 11, 1987, 15:00 local time
- Place: Coleman, TX
- Airport: Coleman Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.8299° N, 99.4202° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8299&lon=-99.4202&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90DW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90DW-1994-08-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Davis Jack PITTS SPECIAL S-1S (registry code 72206AH, https://openairdocs.org/model/davis-jack-pitts-special-s-1s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRPT PITTSSPECS1
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 640 total, 200 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW87DRG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87DRG01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870411009019A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED WHILE PERFORMING SNAP ROLLS AT AN AIRSHOW. AIRCRAFT RECOVERED IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE. STRUCK THE GROUND.

## 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 FTW87DRG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87DRG01), Apr 11, 1987: Davis Pitts S-1S (N90DW), Coleman, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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