# NTSB CHI81DEE52: Pitts S1C, N56ST, Lockport, IL, September 6, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 6, 1981
- 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: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 9, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123646
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81DEE52
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81DEE52

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1940   81/9/6    LOCKPORT,IL         PITTS S1C           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 801
        TIME - 1800                    N56ST               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LEWIS UNIV
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LOCKPORT,IL                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N56ST](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56ST-2013-02-12), registration cancelled 2013-02-12, S/N S-1C, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PITTS S1C
- Registry model: [Orloff PITTS SPECIAL S-1C](https://openairdocs.org/model/orloff-pitts-special-s-1c) (registry code 7221101) (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: Lewis Univ

## 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 19810906055839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810906055839A), Sep 6, 1981: Amtrpt PITTSSPECS1C, Lockport, IL, Substantial damage. Pilot lost directinal control on soft, sod runway. Veered off runway into soybeans and flipped over.

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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