# Accident 19950811023139A: Amtrpt PITTSSPECS1C, Talkeetna, AK, August 11, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 1995, 13:00 local time
- Place: Talkeetna, AK
- Airport: Talkeetna Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.4497° N, 149.7909° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.4497&lon=-149.7909&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1270 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTRPT PITTSSPECS1C
- Reported engine: LYC IO320C1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,100 total, 30 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC95LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95LA137) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950811023139A

## Narrative

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

SWERVED TO CHECK RUNWAY CLEAR ON TAKEOFF ROLL. LOST CONTROL. VEERED OFF RUNWAY. NOSED OVER.

## 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 ANC95LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95LA137), Aug 11, 1995: Guevremont Pitts Special S1C (N1270), Talkeetna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S EXCESSIVE APPLICATION OF RUDDER CONTROL, AS HE YAWED THE AIRPLANE TO SEE AHEAD DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL, WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND A SUBSEQUENT GROUND SWERVE.…

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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