# NTSB CHI77FEE31: Pitts S1, N2RL, Lockport, IL, June 20, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 20, 1977
- Place: Lockport, IL · LOCKPORT, IL
- Location: 41.5908° N, 88.0325° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lockport, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5908&lon=-88.0325&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 17, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147293
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI77FEE31
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEE31

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2598  77/6/20  NR.LOCKPORT,IL        PITTS S1            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 767
        TIME - 1930                    N2RL                PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 430 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         LOCKPORT,IL                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ENG QUIT DRG TAILSLIDE FRM TORQUE ROLL MANEUVER.UN WINDMILL START.NOT EQPD WITH STARTER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2RL](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2RL-2022-07-30), registration cancelled 2022-07-30, S/N 284H, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PITTS S1
- Registry model: [Pitts-Luttrell PITTS S-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/pitts-luttrell-pitts-s-1) (registry code 722023C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (registry code 17025, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19770620019959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770620019959A), Jun 20, 1977: Child S2PITT/, Lockport, IL, Substantial damage. Eng quit drg tailslide frm torque roll maneuver. Un windmill start. Not eqpd with starter.

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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