# NTSB CHI76DEE07: Pitts S-1S, N76NZ, Gilberts, IL, July 20, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 20, 1975
- Place: Gilberts, IL · GILBERTS, IL
- Location: 42.1100° N, 88.3719° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gilberts, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1100&lon=-88.3719&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 25, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150199
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76DEE07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76DEE07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2331  75/7/20    GILBERTS,IL         PITTS S-1S          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 712
        TIME - 1045                    N76NZ               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 108 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HUNTLEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ELGIN,IL                    GILBERTS,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION
        REMARKS- ACFT DRIFTED TOO CLOSE TO R SIDE OF RWY.DRG LNDG ROLL LWR R WING STRUCK TALL WEEDS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N76NZ](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N76NZ-1976-09-16), registration cancelled 1976-09-16, S/N 1-0029 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PITTS S-1S
- Registry model: [Aerotek PITTS SPECIAL S-1S](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerotek-pitts-special-s-1s) (registry code 0110301) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Huntley

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.

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