# Accident 19790303007479A: Amtrsa STITSSA11A, Hanover, NJ, March 3, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 3, 1979, 14:30 local time
- Place: Hanover, NJ
- Airport: Hanover
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8045° N, 74.3668° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hanover, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8045&lon=-74.3668&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2451, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2451-2011-09-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Perrius STITS 11-A (registry code 8650611, https://openairdocs.org/model/perrius-stits-11-a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRSA STITSSA11A
- Reported engine: LYC O235C1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 225 total, 225 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79FHM11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FHM11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790303007479A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT BROKE THROUGH ICE-COVERED LAKE AFTER EMERGENCY LANDING DUE TO ENGINE STOPPAGE. CAUSE UNDETERMINED.

## 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 NYC79FHM11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FHM11), Mar 3, 1979: Stits Play (N2451), Montville, NJ, 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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