# Accident 19870903048999A: Amtrpt PITTSSPECIAL, Brooks, GA, September 3, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 1987, 15:50 local time
- Place: Brooks, GA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2910° N, 84.4495° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2910&lon=-84.4495&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11HJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11HJ-1990-02-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pitts PITTS S-1 (registry code 722031A, https://openairdocs.org/model/pitts-pitts-s-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRPT PITTSSPECIAL
- Reported engine: LYC IO360B1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 75 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL87DKG06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87DKG06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870903048999A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED IN A NEAR VERTICAL ATTITUDE IN A DENSELY WOODED AREA. WAS PREFORMING A SERIES OF AEROBATIC MANEUVERS.

## 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 ATL87DKG06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87DKG06), Sep 3, 1987: Pitts S-1 (N11HJ), Brooks, GA, 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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