- Date
- August 31, 1975
- Place
- Centralia, IL · CENTRALIA, IL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N66JSPitts S1S
- Status
- Completed · report October 6, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750831026249A
- Case key
- 150951
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2481 75/8/31 CENTRALIA,IL PITTS S1S CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1845 N66JS PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 32, 11728 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 380 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CENTRALIA MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SALEM,IL CENTRALIA,IL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: TAILWHEEL ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE REMARKS- L TAIL WHEEL STEERING CHAIN BROKE CAUSED DEFLECTION TO R.L BRAKE COULD NOT OVERCOME R SPRING.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N66JS
- Reported as
- Pitts S1S
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Centralia Muni
N66JSRegistered now · Jerry Spear PITTS SPECIL S1SAirframe modelJerry Spear PITTS SPECIL S1SEngine modelLycoming O&VO-360 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N66JS · 1
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