Stits SA3A N2233L
27 June 1970 · Sonoma, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 27 June 1970 at about 14:00 local time, a Stits SA3A registered N2233L was involved in an accident during in flight near Sonoma, California, 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 14:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Sonoma, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Sonoma Sky Park
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Stits SA3A
- Registration
- N2233L
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Schellville, Calif
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0948
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
PLT ATTEMPTED SLOW ROLL RIGHT AFTER T/O ON WAY TO AN AIR SHOW.
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 | - |
| 17 Jul 1971 | Stits SA3A | MacOmb, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jun 1968 | Stits SA3A | Festus, Missouri, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 Feb 1972 | Stits SA3A | Stockbridge, Georgia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Dec 1964 | Stits SA3A | Eureka Calif, California, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | E W Wiggins AI | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Albany, New York, United States | McIntyre Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1970 | N American SNJ-4 | Dothan, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Ridgely, Maryland, United States | Charles B Todd | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Torrance, California, United States | Sperry Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Aeronca 11AC | Butler, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |