Stits SA3A N74872
17 July 1971 · MacOmb, Illinois, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 17 July 1971 at about 18:30 local time, a Stits SA3A registered N74872 was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near MacOmb, Illinois, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- MacOmb, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- Clugston
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Stits SA3A
- Registration
- N74872
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2742
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
IDLE THROTTLE DNWND-BASE, ADVNCD FINAL, ENG DIDNT RESPOND.PREV HOT ENG START INDCTD VAPOR LOCK TEND
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Stits SA3A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Jun 1970 | Stits SA3A | Sonoma, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 Feb 1972 | Stits SA3A | Stockbridge, Georgia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Jul 1969 | Stits SA3A | Stockton, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Jun 1968 | Stits SA3A | Festus, Missouri, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1971 | M Mustang M-1 | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1971 | Cessna 172 | Creston, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-22 | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1971 | Cessna 172K | Bethany, Oklahoma, United States | Diamond Air, In | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1971 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Portage, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 May 1971 | Flybaby 1A | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |