# NTSB CHI76FEV59: Eaa Biplane, N2100, Springfield, IL, August 8, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 8, 1976
- Place: Springfield, IL · SPRINGFIELD, IL
- Location: 39.8017° N, 89.6437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Springfield, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8017&lon=-89.6437&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 31, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155081
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76FEV59
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEV59

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1760   76/8/8    SPRINGFIELD,IL      EAA BIPLANE         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 193
        TIME - 1545                    N2100               PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 44 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CAPITOL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SPRINGFIELD,IL              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: ON GROUND                              LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: TAILWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
        REMARKS- AN 4-7 TAILWHEEL BOLT BKN.ACFT FLIPPED WHEN PLT APLD FULL R RUDDER TO CK GROUND-LOOP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2100](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2100-2006-05-05), registration cancelled 2006-05-05, S/N S-100, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EAA BIPLANE
- Registry model: [Eaa BIPLANE](https://openairdocs.org/model/eaa-biplane) (registry code 33601A8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Capitol

## 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 19760808023249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760808023249A), Aug 8, 1976: Amtr 33601C4, Springfield, IL, Substantial damage. An 4-7 tailwheel bolt bkn. Acft flipped when plt apld full r rudder to ck ground-loop.

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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