# Accident 19850606022719A: Amtrsa STITSSA3A, Plymouth, MI, June 6, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 1985, 08:20 local time
- Place: Plymouth, MI
- Airport: Mettetal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3694° N, 83.4607° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3694&lon=-83.4607&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1462 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTRSA STITSSA3A
- Reported engine: CONT A65*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 60 total, 1 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI85LA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA222) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850606022719A

## Narrative

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

EARLY LIFTOFF, NOSE HIGH PITCH AND AIRCRAFT STALLED TO RUNWAY. PILOTS INEXPERIENCE A FACTOR.

## 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 CHI85LA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA222), Jun 6, 1985: Chadwick Stitts SA-3A (N1462), Plymouth, MI, 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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