Event CHI87DET01

1986-12-21 WARSAW, Indiana, United States Airport · ASW None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N39XP

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

KUCKI NICK J PITTS S-1S

Year of manufacture

1976 · 10 years old at event

Engine

LYCOMING AEIO-360 SER (180 hp)

Seats / Engines

1 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

20040812

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A4828B

Registrant of record

MASON SAMUEL

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N39XP Pitts S1S None

Factual narrative

ACCORDING TO THE PILOT AFTER TOUCHDOWN THE RIGHT BRAKE SEEMED TO LOCK UP WITH A 'SKIDDING' NOISE AS THE AIRCRAFT LEFT THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT STATED HE WAS HAVING DIFFICULTY KEEPING HIS TOES OFF THE BRAKES AS HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A REST, NOSE DOWN, ON THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1986_CHI87DET01.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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