Stits SA-3A N8157
5 April 1977 · Bisbee, Arizona, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 5 April 1977 at about 16:50 local time, a Stits SA-3A registered N8157 was involved in an accident during in flight near Bisbee, Arizona, 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 16:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Bisbee, Arizona, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Stits SA-3A
- Registration
- N8157
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0779
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
LOW LEVEL ACROBATIC MANEUVER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Stits SA-3A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 May 1974 | Stits SA-3A | Rubidoux, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 10 Jun 1973 | Stits SA-3A | MacOmb, Illinois, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 Jun 1972 | Stits SA-3A | Pittsfield, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Feb 1970 | Stits SA-3A | Lincoln, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jul 1968 | Stits SA-3A | Plant City, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 May 1989 | Stits SA-3A | Jackpot, Nevada, United States | Edward Tadlock | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Mar 1977 | Cessna 182Q | Mangum, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1977 | Beechcraft B24R | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Apr 1977 | Hiller UH-12E | Thermal, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 May 1977 | Piper PA-18 | Fort Plain, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jul 1977 | Cessna 188 | Brookland, Arkansas, United States | JAY H Harmon | No injuries | - |
| 1 May 1977 | Eaa Biplane P | Kennewick, Washington, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |