# NTSB CHI80FEM31: Pitts S2A, Salt St Marie, MI, June 24, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 24, 1980
- Place: Salt St Marie, MI · SALT ST MARIE, MI
- Location: 46.4762° N, 84.3705° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sault Ste. Marie, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.4762&lon=-84.3705&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 21, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130327
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80FEM31
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEM31

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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E-0007  80/6/24    SALT ST MARIE,MI    PITTS S2A           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             CERTIFICATE OTHER, AGE
        TIME - 1830                    C-GVHI              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  39, 300 TOTAL HOURS, 10
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHIPPEWA CO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SALT ST MARIE,CANADA        SALT ST MARIE,MI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JAMMED
        REMARKS- PISTON ASSEMBLY COCKED IN R BRAKE HOUSING(CLEVELAND 30-9).HOLES ENLARGED IN PRESS PLATE 063-00500.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: C-GVHI (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PITTS S2A
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Chippewa Co

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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