# Accident 19740419013429A: Amtrsa STITSSJ, Rainelle, WV, April 19, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 19, 1974
- Place: Rainelle, WV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 37.9658° N, 80.7751° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rainelle, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9658&lon=-80.7751&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5145, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5145-2013-06-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stits Playboy SA3B (registry code 86502X4, https://openairdocs.org/model/stits-playboy-sa3b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRSA STITSSJ
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 4 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD74DIJ14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74DIJ14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740419013429A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LNDD TO ASK FOR DIRECTIONS.TKOF FM FIELD,HI TREES AT END.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB IAD74DIJ14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74DIJ14), Apr 19, 1974: Stits SA3B (N5145), Rainelle, WV, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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