# Accident 19950925030219A: Amtrpt PITTSSPECS2S, Clarksville, VA, September 25, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 25, 1995, 12:14 local time
- Place: Clarksville, VA
- Airport: Marks Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6202° N, 78.5590° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6202&lon=-78.5590&mi=10
- Aircraft: N260HP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N260HP-1996-02-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerotek PITTS S2S (registry code 0110202, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerotek-pitts-s2s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRPT PITTSSPECS2S
- Reported engine: LYC AEIO540D4A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,045 total, 150 in this make and model, 124 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA95LA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95LA237) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950925030219A

## Narrative

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

INFLIGHT LOSS OF CONTROL. FLYING BETWEEN LAYERS VFR. MERGED. LOST CONTROL. SPIRAL DIVE. NOT IFR EQUIPPED.

## 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 MIA95LA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95LA237), Sep 25, 1995: Aerotek Pitts - S2S (N260HP), Clarksville, VA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: continued flight by the pilot into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), which resulted in spatial disorientation and his inability to control the airplane. The weather condition and the lack…

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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