# Accident 19900731029309A: Amtrpt PITTSSPECS1A, East Jordan, MI, July 31, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 1990, 10:38 local time
- Place: East Jordan, MI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.1505° N, 85.1294° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1505&lon=-85.1294&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15Z-2015-05-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pitts S-1A (registry code 72201PH, https://openairdocs.org/model/pitts-s-1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRPT PITTSSPECS1A
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,220 total, 270 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI90DEM07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90DEM07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900731029309A

## Narrative

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

DIVE INVERTED INTO GROUND WHILE PERFORMING LOW LEVEL ACROBATICS.

## 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 CHI90DEM07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90DEM07), Jul 31, 1990: Pitts SA-1 (N15Z), East Jordan, MI, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE DURING LOW ALTITUDE AEROBATICS.

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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