# Accident 19921008041379A: Amtrpt PITTSSPECS1, Pottsville, PA, October 8, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 1992, 18:15 local time
- Place: Pottsville, PA
- Airport: Schuylkill Co/ Joe Zerbey Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6695° N, 76.2009° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6695&lon=-76.2009&mi=10
- Aircraft: N31SP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31SP-2013-08-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Anderson PITTS S-1 (registry code 72201BA, https://openairdocs.org/model/anderson-pitts-s-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-360-A1D (registry code 41504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-a1d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRPT PITTSSPECS1
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,570 total, 300 in this make and model, 52 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC93LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93LA011) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921008041379A

## Narrative

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

ENTERED INADVERTENT FLAT SPIN DURING ACROBATIC MANEUVERS. CONTINUED TO FLAT UPRIGHT GROUND IMPACT.

## 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 NYC93LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93LA011), Oct 8, 1992: Anderson Pitts S-1 (N31SP), Minersville, PA, destroyed. Probable cause: A LOSS OF CONTROL DUE TO A FOREIGN OBJECT JAMMING THE ELEVATOR FLIGHT CONTROLS.

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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