# Incident 19870805052719I: Amtrpt PITTSSPECIAL, Wind Ridge, PA, August 5, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 1987, 09:30 local time
- Place: Wind Ridge, PA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9111° N, 80.4322° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wind Ridge, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9111&lon=-80.4322&mi=10
- Aircraft: N95M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N95M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gallagher PITTS SPECIAL (registry code 7220297, https://openairdocs.org/model/gallagher-pitts-special) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRPT PITTSSPECIAL
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870805052719I

## Narrative

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

PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN A FIELD DUE TO DETERIORATING WEATHER. FLIPPED OVER.

## Other reports on N95M (1)

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

- [Incident 19830704038349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830704038349I), Jul 4, 1983: Amtrpt PITTSSPECS1 (N95M), Los Banos, CA, Minor damage. Airplane broke tail chain and jumped chocks after hand propping. Ran into a field and nosed over.

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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