# Accident 19930412009029A: Amtrpt PITTSSPECS1C, Ft Worth, TX, April 12, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 12, 1993, 19:10 local time
- Place: Ft Worth, TX
- Airport: Luck Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5705° N, 97.3494° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5705&lon=-97.3494&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12RW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12RW-1995-04-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ward PITTS SPECIAL WSC-1 (registry code 0562006, https://openairdocs.org/model/ward-pitts-special-wsc-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRPT PITTSSPECS1C
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW93FA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93FA126) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930412009029A

## Narrative

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

ENTERED UNPLANNED INVERTED SPIN OUT OF TOP OF A LOOP. NO RECOVERY. IMPACT INVERTED. EXPERIENCED AIRSHOW PILOT.

## 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 FTW93FA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93FA126), Apr 12, 1993: Ward Pitts Special WSC-1 (N12RW), Fort Worth, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER IN THE COCKPIT CAME LOOSE AND JAMMED THE RIGHT RUDDER PEDAL.

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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