# Accident 20001101043089A: Aviat PITTSS2B, Kankakee, IL, November 1, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 1, 2000, 15:45 local time
- Place: Kankakee, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6796° N, 87.7905° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6796&lon=-87.7905&mi=10
- Aircraft: N169DM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N169DM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aviat PITTS S-2B (registry code 2210308, https://openairdocs.org/model/aviat-pitts-s-2b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming AEIO-540 series (registry code 41568, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AVIAT PITTSS2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,600 total, 100 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI01LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA030) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001101043089A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT DEPARTED THE GAUGE KANKAKEE AIRPORT (IKK) FOR A 45 MINUTE PLEASURE FLIGHT IN THE LOCAL AREA. PILOT STATED THAT HE DIDN'T PHYSICALLY CHECK THE FUEL IN THE TANKS AND DIDN'T OBSERVE THE WET-LINE GAUGE FOR FUEL IN THE COCKPIT. HE DEPARTED THE AIRPORT AND SHORTLY AFTER THE ENGINE STOPPED. PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT IN AN OPEN FIELD.

## 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 CHI01LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA030), Nov 1, 2000: Aviat Pitts S-2B (N169DM), Worth, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight of the airplane and his failure to verify the fuel supply on board, which resulted in fuel exhaustion. Factors associated with the accident were the low altitude at…

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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