# Accident 19811031085489A: Amtrsa STITSSA3A, Tracy, CA, October 31, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 31, 1981, 12:30 local time
- Place: Tracy, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7274° N, 121.4522° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tracy, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7274&lon=-121.4522&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7758C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7758C-2013-10-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stits Playboy SA3A (registry code 86502RK, https://openairdocs.org/model/stits-playboy-sa3a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRSA STITSSA3A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,094 total, 29 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX82FVD03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FVD03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811031085489A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ROLLED AIRCRAFT AND WING CAME OFF. AIRPLANE NOT APPROVED FOR AEROBATICS.

## 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 LAX82FVD03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FVD03), Oct 31, 1981: Stits SA3A (N7758C), Tracy, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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