# Accident 20000804039169A: Kollier PITTS S1C, Salem, IN, August 4, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 2000, 13:25 local time
- Place: Salem, IN
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5993° N, 86.0906° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5993&lon=-86.0906&mi=10
- Aircraft: N87V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N87V-2001-01-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Kollier PITTS S1C (registry code 72202HN, https://openairdocs.org/model/kollier-pitts-s1c) (OpenAirDocs)
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI00LA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA239) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000804039169A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS PRACTICING AEROBATICS AND INTENTIONALLY ENTERED AN INVERTED SPIN. AFTER TWO TURNS HE APPLIED RECOVERY CONTROLS AND THE A/C DID NOT RECOVER. AFTER 10 TO 12 TURNS-AS A LAST DITCH MANUEVER-PILOT REVERSED CONTROLS AND A/C RECOVERED. HOWEVER, THE A/C WAS LESS THAN 200 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND AND HAD INSUFFICIENT AIRSPEED TO REGAIN STABLE FLIGHT. IT IMPACTED IN A VACANT FARM FIELD, FLIPPED OVER NOSE FIRST, AND SLID TO A STOP AFTER 135 FEET. THE PILOT CRAWLED FROM THE WRECKAGE UNHURT. IN THE INTERVIEW, THE PILOT STATED THAT HE MAY NOT HAVE RECOGNIZED RECOVERY FROM AN INVERTED RIGHT SPIN TO AN UPRIGHT LEFT SPIN WHICH RESULTED IN HIS CONTINUING TO HOLD PRO-SPIN CONTROLS UNTIL DECIDING TO ATTEMPT A LAST DITCH MANUEVER AND REVERSE CONTROLS. HE FURTHER STATED HE MAY HAVE BECOME SOMEWHAT DISORIENTED DURING THE CONTINUAL SPINNING MANEUVER.

## 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 CHI00LA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA239), Aug 4, 2000: Kollier Pitts S1C (N87V), Salem, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot failed to maintain control of the airplane during an intentional inverted flat spin and the initial control inputs he used in an attempt to recover were improper. A factor associated with…

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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