# Accident 19870910051669A: Amtrpt PITTSSPECS1, Irwin, PA, September 10, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 10, 1987, 18:15 local time
- Place: Irwin, PA
- Airport: Inter County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3199° N, 79.6909° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3199&lon=-79.6909&mi=10
- Aircraft: N290RW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N290RW-2013-06-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Woody Ronald J JR PITTS S-1 (registry code 72207A9, https://openairdocs.org/model/woody-ronald-j-jr-pitts-s-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRPT PITTSSPECS1
- Reported engine: LYC O290*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,235 total, 4 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC87DGM03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87DGM03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870910051669A

## Narrative

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

PILOTS FOOT BECAME JAMMED IN RUDDER PETALS ON TAKEOFF CAUSING A LEFT BANKED ATTITUDE AND THE LEFT WING STRUCK TREES

## 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 NYC87DGM03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87DGM03), Sep 10, 1987: Woody Pitts S1 (N290RW), Irwin, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INABILITY TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING INITIAL CLIMBOUT. INADVERTENT USE OF THE RUDDER CONTROLS WAS A FACTOR.

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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