Stits SA3A N7758C
31 October 1981 · Tracy, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 31 October 1981 at about 12:30 local time, a Stits SA3A registered N7758C was involved in an accident during in flight near Tracy, 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 12:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Tracy, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Stits SA3A
- Registration
- N7758C
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Hayward, Ca → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3155
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
LEFT WING SEPD OUTBOARD OF STRUT AFT ACFT OBSD IN ROLLING MNVR.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Stits SA3A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Feb 1972 | Stits SA3A | Stockbridge, Georgia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Jul 1971 | Stits SA3A | MacOmb, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 1970 | Stits SA3A | Sonoma, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 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 | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 1981 | Cessna 150 | Ellenville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 1981 | Aerospatial AS-350 | Garden City, New York, United States | Island Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1981 | Cessna 172 | Payson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1981 | Cessna 172 | Cullison, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1981 | Cessna 500 | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | Georgia-Pacifi | Fatal | 5 |
| 16 Jun 1981 | Bell 212 | Angleton, Texas, United States | Houston Helico | Minor injuries | - |