# Accident 19950712049329A: Amtr PITTSSPECIAL, Livermore, CA, July 12, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 1995, 10:47 local time
- Place: Livermore, CA
- Airport: Livermore Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6797° N, 121.7503° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6797&lon=-121.7503&mi=10
- Aircraft: N715L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N715L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Leech-Jerome PITTS SPECIAL S-1S (registry code 7220662, https://openairdocs.org/model/leech-jerome-pitts-special-s-1s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR PITTSSPECIAL
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX95LA252](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA252) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950712049329A

## Narrative

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

(-16) DURING LANDING AT THE LVK AIRPORT PILOT LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT AND DEPARTED THE RUNWAY STRIKING SEVERAL HAY BALES. ^PRIVACY DATA^ GRASS BETWEEN RUNWAYS HAD BEEN MOWED AND BALED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## 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 LAX95LA252](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA252), Jul 12, 1995: Pitts S-1S (N715L), Livermore, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain runway alignment and subsequent collision with some bales of hay.

## Other reports on N715L (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20010920026739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010920026739I), Sep 20, 2001: Amtr PITTSSPECS1S (N715L), Polson, MT, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot stated he ground looped his pitts 81S, N715L at the Polson, Montana airport at approximately 1500 MDT on 09/20/01. He stated he was landing with a…

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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