# NTSB Accident CHI00LA239
> **KOLLIER PITTS S1C** · 2000-08-04 · SALEM, IN, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI00LA239
- **Event ID:** 20001212X21667
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2000-08-04
- **Location:** SALEM, IN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.599285, -86.090629
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** KOLLIER
- **Model:** PITTS S1C
- **Registration:** N87V
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot failed to maintain control of the airplane during an intentional inverted flat spin and the initial control inputs he used in an attempt to recover were improper.  A factor associated with the accident was the pilot became disoriented during the maneuver.

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