# Accident 19910629024799A: Amtrpt PITTSSPECS1C, Royce City, TX, June 29, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 1991, 13:40 local time
- Place: Royce City, TX
- Airport: Bishop Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9709° N, 96.3292° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9709&lon=-96.3292&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4PW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4PW-1994-03-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Walker PITTS SPEC S-1-C (registry code 7220262, https://openairdocs.org/model/walker-pitts-spec-s-1-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRPT PITTSSPECS1C
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,800 total, 550 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW91DPA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91DPA02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910629024799A

## Narrative

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

SNAP ROLLED ON INITIAL TAKEOFF. LOST ALTITUDE AND COLLIDED WITH GROUND WHILE COMPLETING SNAP ROLL.

## 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 FTW91DPA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91DPA02), Jun 29, 1991: Paul M. F. Walker Pitts S-1-C (N4PW), Royse City, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S PERFORMANCE OF AN AEROBATIC MANEUVER AT AN ALTITUDE TOO LOW TO ALLOW RECOVERY.

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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