# Accident 19810906055839A: Amtrpt PITTSSPECS1C, Lockport, IL, September 6, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 1981, 18:00 local time
- Place: Lockport, IL
- Airport: Lewis University
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6081° N, 88.0964° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LEWIS UNIVERSITY (LOT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6081&lon=-88.0964&mi=10
- Aircraft: N56ST, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56ST-2013-02-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Orloff PITTS SPECIAL S-1C (registry code 7221101, https://openairdocs.org/model/orloff-pitts-special-s-1c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRPT PITTSSPECS1C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 801 total, 1 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81DEE52](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81DEE52) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810906055839A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST DIRECTINAL CONTROL ON SOFT, SOD RUNWAY. VEERED OFF RUNWAY INTO SOYBEANS AND FLIPPED 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 CHI81DEE52](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81DEE52), Sep 6, 1981: Pitts S1C (N56ST), Lockport, IL, substantial damage

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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