Shiner PITTS S-1S N79SS
23 February 1988 · Los Lunas, New Mexico, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 23 February 1988 at about 23:15 local time, a Shiner PITTS S-1S registered N79SS, operated by James A. Cline, was involved in an accident near Los Lunas, New Mexico, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 23:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Los Lunas, New Mexico, United States
- Nearest airport
- Midvalley Airpark (E98)
- Coordinates
- 34.8108, -106.7306
- Aircraft
- Shiner PITTS S-1S
- Registration
- N79SS
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- James A. Cline
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN88DQA02
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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
THE PLT REPORTED THAT THE TAILWHEEL STEERING CHAIN BROKE DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT. WHEN THE ACFT SLOWED TO ABOUT 30 KTS THE RUDDER WAS NO LONGER EFFECTIVE AND THE PLT WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL DIRECTION BY USE OF THE BRAKES. THE ACFT TURNED TO THE LT AND RAN OFF THE LT SIDE OF THE RWY, COLLIDED WITH A DITCH AND NOSED OVER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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