# Accident 19871024065969A: Amtrpt PITTSSPECS2S, Ramseur, NC, October 24, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 24, 1987, 14:30 local time
- Place: Ramseur, NC
- Airport: Yorks Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7294° N, 79.6492° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7294&lon=-79.6492&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44LH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N44LH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerotek PITTS S-2A (registry code 0110201, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerotek-pitts-s-2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming GSO-435 SERIE (registry code 41523, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-gso-435-serie) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRPT PITTSSPECS2S
- Reported engine: LYC AEIO360A1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 310 total, 60 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL88LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA026) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871024065969A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON ROLLOUT. GROUND LOOPED. CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFTS UNDERCARRIAGE.

## 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 ATL88LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA026), Oct 24, 1987: Pitts S2A (N44LH), Ramseur, NC, substantial damage

## Other reports on N44LH (1)

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

- [Accident 19780521013199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780521013199A), May 21, 1978: Child S2PITT/ (N44LH), Latrobe, PA, Substantial damage

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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