- Date
- September 7, 1976
- Place
- Paris, IL · PARIS, IL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N88REPitts S-1S
- Status
- Completed · report November 9, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760907029819A
- Case key
- 155763
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2976 76/9/7 PARIS,IL PITTS S-1S CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1230 N88RE PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 37, 6161 TOTAL HOURS, 700 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ALAN HALE FARM DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TERRE HAUTE,IN PARIS,IL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: CROP LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: OTHER FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION REMARKS- SUSPECTED RT BRAKE MALFUNCTION OR LCKD RT WHL BYPCKD DIRT IN WHL PANT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N88RE
- Reported as
- Pitts S-1S
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Alan Hale Farm
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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.