# NTSB CHI78FET32: Pitts S-1C, N170H, Lake Village, IN, August 5, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 5, 1978
- Place: Lake Village, IN · LAKE VILLAGE, IN
- Location: 41.1308° N, 87.4390° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Village, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1308&lon=-87.4390&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report September 29, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139898
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI78FET32
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FET32

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2122   78/8/5  NR.LAKE VILLAGE,IN    PITTS S-1C          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 734
        TIME - 1915                    N170H               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 39 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKE VILLAGE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         LAKE VILLAGE,IN              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: OTHER
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- AXLE WELDED TO LDG GR,NORMALLY PLACED THROUGH GR & THEN WELDED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N170H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N170H-2012-08-10), registration cancelled 2012-08-10, S/N AC-1, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PITTS S-1C
- Registry model: [Pitts S-1C](https://openairdocs.org/model/pitts-s-1c) (registry code 72202LK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lake Village

## 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 19780805022449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780805022449A), Aug 5, 1978: Child S2PITT/, Lake Village, IN, Substantial damage. Axle welded to ldg gr,normally placed through gr & then welded.

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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