Pitts SPCL N106KB
21 June 1970 · Monee, Illinois, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 21 June 1970 at about 16:00 local time, a Pitts SPCL registered N106KB was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Monee, Illinois, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Monee, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- Sanger
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Pitts SPCL
- Registration
- N106KB
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Test
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2677
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
TEST FLT, HOME-BUILT ACFT.ENCTRD TURB.HIT TALL GRASS ADJ RWY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Pitts SPCL accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Jul 1971 | Pitts SPCL | Akron, Ohio, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 31 Aug 1973 | Pitts SPCL | Marietta, Pennsylvania, United States | Seven Tango | No injuries | - |
| 4 Oct 1975 | Pitts SPCL | Maytown, Pennsylvania, United States | Seven Tango FL | No injuries | - |
| 12 Sep 1976 | Pitts SPCL | El Dorado, Arkansas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 29 Sep 1977 | Pitts SPCL | Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | E W Wiggins AI | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Albany, New York, United States | McIntyre Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1970 | N American SNJ-4 | Dothan, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Ridgely, Maryland, United States | Charles B Todd | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Torrance, California, United States | Sperry Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Aeronca 11AC | Butler, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |