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Pitts S2A N70JJ

27 June 1986 · Peru, Illinois, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 27 June 1986 at about 17:00 local time, a Pitts S2A registered N70JJ was involved in an accident near Peru, 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 17:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Peru, Illinois, United States
Nearest airport
Hamer
Coordinates
41.3393, -89.1192
Aircraft
Pitts S2A
Registration
N70JJ
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
CHI86LA237

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

PILOT ELECTED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 18 BECAUSE THE WINDSOCK WAS INDICATING WIND TO BE FROMTHE SOUTH. UPON TOUCHDOWN IN THE FIRST THIRD OF THE RUNWAY THE AIRCRAFT SKIPPED SLIGHTLY. PILOT CHOSE TO TRY TO STOP RATHER THAN ATTEMPT A GO-AROUND AND APPLIED HEAVY BRAKING. THE AIRCRAFT OVERRAN THE RUNWAY AND FLIPPED OVER. AFTER EXITING THE AIRCRAFT, THE PILOT NOTED THAT THE WIND HAD SHIFTED AND WAS FROM THE NORTH.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

Other Pitts S2A accidents

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
24 Oct 1987 Pitts S2A
N44LH
Ramseur, North Carolina, United States Jeffrey W. White No injuries -
3 Jun 1984 Pitts S2A
N6JP
Redlands, California, United States - Minor injuries -
24 Jun 1980 Pitts S2A
C-GVHI
Salt St Marie, Michigan, United States
no coordinates
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1 Jul 1980 Pitts S2A
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Redlands, California, United States
no coordinates
- Minor injuries -
20 Apr 1979 Pitts S2A
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Moss Landing, California, United States
no coordinates
- Minor injuries -
20 Jul 1979 Pitts S2A
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Ottawa, Kansas, United States
no coordinates
- No injuries -

All 10 records for this type

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no coordinates
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