# NTSB CHI77FET03: Pitts Spcl S-2A, N3186S, Kendallville, IN, October 30, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 30, 1976
- Place: Kendallville, IN · KENDALLVILLE, IN
- Location: 41.4434° N, 85.2582° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kendallville, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4434&lon=-85.2582&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 13, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155899
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI77FET03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FET03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3338  76/10/30   KENDALLVILLE,IN     PITTS SPCL S-2A     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 59, 1220
        TIME - 0930                    N3186S              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 39 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KENDALLVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FT WAYNE,IN                 KENDALLVILLE,IN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           POWERPLANT - POWERPLANT-INSTRUMENTS: FUEL QUANTITY GAUGE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ERRATIC
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- FAULTY FUEL GAUGE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3186S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3186S-2022-05-07), registration cancelled 2022-05-07, S/N 2030, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PITTS SPCL S-2A
- Registry model: [Aerotek PITTS S-2A](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerotek-pitts-s-2a) (registry code 0110201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 SER A&C](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (registry code 41511, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Kendallville

## 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 19761030034389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761030034389A), Oct 30, 1976: Child S2APITTS, Kendallville, IN, Substantial damage. Faulty fuel gauge.

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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