Stits SA3A N8680E
15 June 1968 · Festus, Missouri, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 15 June 1968 at about 15:25 local time, a Stits SA3A registered N8680E was involved in an accident during in flight near Festus, Missouri, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:25
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Festus, Missouri, United States
- Nearest airport
- Festus
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Stits SA3A
- Registration
- N8680E
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4869
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 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
R WING STRUTS FAILED AT FUSELAGE ATTACHMENT POINTS.NO PENETRATION OF WELD AT FUSELAGE ATTACHMENT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Stits SA3A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jul 1969 | Stits SA3A | Stockton, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 1970 | Stits SA3A | Sonoma, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 17 Jul 1971 | Stits SA3A | MacOmb, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Dec 1964 | Stits SA3A | Eureka Calif, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Feb 1972 | Stits SA3A | Stockbridge, Georgia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 31 Oct 1981 | Stits SA3A | Tracy, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Baytown, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1968 | Cessna 150 | Mounds, Oklahoma, United States | Riverside Airl | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Laurel, Maryland, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1968 | Piper J5A | Valparaiso, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1968 | Mooney M20D | Santa Rosa, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 May 1968 | Cessna 182 | Medford, New Jersey, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |