# Accident 19890603014039A: Amtrpt PITTSSPECIAL, Townsville, NC, June 3, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 3, 1989, 17:56 local time
- Place: Townsville, NC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.4946° N, 78.4236° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Townsville, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4946&lon=-78.4236&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1769, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1769-2012-08-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bloodworth PITTS SPECIAL S-1C (registry code 7221119, https://openairdocs.org/model/bloodworth-pitts-special-s-1c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRPT PITTSSPECIAL
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL89DMG05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89DMG05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890603014039A

## Narrative

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

WAS PUTTING ON AN AIRSHOW FOR A GROUP OF FRIENDS,LOOP,ROLLS AND STALLS JUST ABOVE A LAKE. STALLED, SPUN,NO 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 ATL89DMG05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89DMG05), Jun 3, 1989: Bloodworth Pitts Special S-1C (N1769), Townsville, NC, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: INADEQUATE ALTITUDE FOR THE PILOT TO RECOVER FROM A SPIN. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS HIS OSTENTATIOUS DISPLAY.

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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