# Accident 19881117050989A: Amtrpt PITTSSPECIAL, Delphi, IN, November 17, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 17, 1988, 16:25 local time
- Place: Delphi, IN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5803° N, 86.6708° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5803&lon=-86.6708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3RJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3RJ-1989-03-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Johnston PITTS SPECIAL (registry code 7220263, https://openairdocs.org/model/johnston-pitts-special) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRPT PITTSSPECIAL
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 447 total, 27 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI89DEX01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89DEX01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881117050989A

## Narrative

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

ROLLED AND ENTERED A SPIN FROM A VERTICAL CLIMB. FAILED TO RECOVER. HAD PRIOR TROUBLE DURING SPIN RECOVERY.

## 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 CHI89DEX01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89DEX01), Nov 17, 1988: Pitts S-15 (N3RJ), Delphi, IN, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE TO RECOVER FROM AN AEROBATIC MANEUVER DUE TO LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE, AND LACK OF RECENT EXPERIENCE IN THE TYPE OF FLIGHT REGIME.

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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