# NTSB CHI76DEV11: Pitts S1S, N66JS, Centralia, IL, August 31, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 31, 1975
- Place: Centralia, IL · CENTRALIA, IL
- Location: 38.5221° N, 89.1235° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Centralia, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5221&lon=-89.1235&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 6, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150951
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76DEV11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76DEV11

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N66JS), registered now, S/N JS66, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PITTS S1S
- Registry model: [Jerry Spear PITTS SPECIL S1S](https://openairdocs.org/model/jerry-spear-pitts-specil-s1s) (registry code 7220257) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Centralia Muni

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19750831026249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750831026249A), Aug 31, 1975: Child S2PITT*, Centralia, IL, Substantial damage. L tail wheel steering chain broke caused deflection to r.l brake could not overcome r spring.

## Other investigations on N66JS (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 CHI75FEP09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEP09), Jul 28, 1974: Pitts S1S (N66JS), Fon Du Lac, WI, substantial damage

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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