# Accident 19920907035229A: Amtrpt PITTSSPECS1, Council Bluffs, IA, September 7, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 1992, 14:32 local time
- Place: Council Bluffs, IA
- Airport: Council Bluffs Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2601° N, 95.7586° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at COUNCIL BLUFFS MUNI (CBF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2601&lon=-95.7586&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90LB (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTRPT PITTSSPECS1
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,000 total, 400 in this make and model, 225 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI92DCD10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92DCD10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920907035229A

## Narrative

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

ENTERED UNINTENTIONAL FLAT SPIN AFTER HAMMERHEAD STALL. SLOW ENGINE RESPONSE DELAYED RECOVERY.HIT FLAT. OILY PLUGS

## 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 CHI92DCD10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92DCD10), Sep 7, 1992: Curt Hoffstad Pitts S1-S (N90LB), Council Bluffs, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT CONTROL WHILE MANEUVERING DURING AEROBATIC FLIGHT.

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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