Stits SA6B N6733C
14 April 1974 · Clear Lake, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 14 April 1974 at about 13:45 local time, a Stits SA6B registered N6733C was involved in an accident during in flight near Clear Lake, California, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Clear Lake, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Stits SA6B
- Registration
- N6733C
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Lower Lake, Calif → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1061
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 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
LOW LEVEL ACROBATICS OVR LAKE.ACFT SANK.PLTS URINE ALCOHOL LVL 0.14%.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Stits SA6B accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Jul 1975 | Stits SA6B | Spearman, Texas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Nov 1970 | Stits SA6B | Finleyville, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Aug 1990 | Stits SA6B | Tucson, Arizona, United States | Almada, Ernest | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jan 1974 | Aeronca 7BCM | Arboles, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Feb 1974 | Piper PA-18 | Joliet, Illinois, United States | Joliet Municip | No injuries | - |
| 23 Feb 1974 | Cessna 172 | Ely, Minnesota, United States | Wilderness WIN | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1974 | Bell 47G-2 | Seward, Alaska, United States | Heli-Lift, Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 May 1974 | Sikorsky S55B | Kaneohe, Hawaii, United States | Rotorlift Inc | No injuries | - |
| 4 May 1974 | Cessna 206 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |