# Accident 19951008036179A: Amtrpt PITTSSPECS2S, Chicago/Waukega, IL, October 8, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 1995, 12:17 local time
- Place: Chicago/Waukega, IL
- Airport: Waukegan Regional Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3994° N, 87.8509° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3994&lon=-87.8509&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61AC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61AC-1997-03-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Blatter Richard PITTS S2S (registry code 72216B2, https://openairdocs.org/model/blatter-richard-pitts-s2s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRPT PITTSSPECS2S
- Reported engine: LYC IO540D4A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 5,457 total, 33 in this make and model, 94 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96FA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96FA005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951008036179A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH RUNWAY DURING SERIES OF LOW LEVEL ROLLS. OVER GROSS WEIGHT. AFT CENTER GRAVITY. LOW SKILL LEVEL. (-23) ON OCTOBER 8, 1995, AT APPROXIMATELY 1217 CDT, MR. PHILLIP D. SMITH, PIC OF PITTS S2S, N61AC, SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES WHEN ATTEMPTING TO EXECUTE AN AEROBATIC MANEUVER WITHOUT SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE TO RECOVER WHILE PERFORMING AT THE WAUKEGAN AIR SHOW, WAUKEGAN REGIONAL AIRPORT (UGN), WAUKEGAN, IL. THE INVESTIGATION IS IN PROGRESS BY THE NTSB.

## 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 CHI96FA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96FA005), Oct 8, 1995: Blatter-Pitts S2S (N61AC), Waukegan, IL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during the aerobatic maneuver. Factors associated with the accident were: an improper weight and balance with a center of gravity aft of the rear…

## Other reports on N61AC (1)

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

- [Incident 19840729044229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840729044229I), Jul 29, 1984: Amtrpt PITTSSPECS2S (N61AC), Centralia, IL, Minor damage. Damaged the aircraft on a hard landing. Blamed a gusty wind and downdrafts.

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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