# Accident 19890507011099A: Amtrpt PITTSSPECIAL, Raleigh, NC, May 7, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 1989, 17:20 local time
- Place: Raleigh, NC
- Airport: Triple W Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7200° N, 78.8393° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7200&lon=-78.8393&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7VC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7VC-1993-10-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Smithgall PITTS SPECIAL S-1C (registry code 7221121, https://openairdocs.org/model/smithgall-pitts-special-s-1c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRPT PITTSSPECIAL
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,865 total, 1,310 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL89DMG03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89DMG03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890507011099A

## Narrative

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

GOT INTO A FLAT SPIN AND UNABLE TO RECOVER BEFORE GROUND IMPACT WHILE PRACTISING ACROBATICS. AIRCRAFT BURNED.

## 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 ATL89DMG03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89DMG03), May 7, 1989: Smithgall Pitts Special S-1C (N7VC), Fuquay-Varina, NC, destroyed. Probable cause: PILOT DID NOT MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE TO INSURE RECOVERY FROM AN AEROBATIC MANEUVER AND SPIN.

## Other reports on N7VC (1)

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

- [Accident 19780514009979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780514009979A), May 14, 1978: Child S1SPITTS (N7VC), Beulaville, NC, Substantial damage. Lndd on ROAD9

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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