# Accident 19820515015929A: Amtrsa STITSSA11A, Pendleton, IN, May 15, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 15, 1982, 11:20 local time
- Place: Pendleton, IN
- Airport: Stephenson
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9773° N, 85.7444° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Stephenson Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9773&lon=-85.7444&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4652, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4652-2018-01-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Nicholas-Stits Playmate SA-11A (registry code 86509MK, https://openairdocs.org/model/nicholas-stits-playmate-sa-11a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRSA STITSSA11A
- Reported engine: LYC O290*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 150 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI82DA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA170) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820515015929A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER, LANDED IN A SOFT SOYBEAN FIELD AND FLIPPED OVER. INNER BAFFLE TUBES IN MUFFLER COLLAPSED.

## 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 CHI82DA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA170), May 15, 1982: Playmate SA11A (N4652), Pendleton, IN, 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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