# Accident 19860720034369A: Amtrsa STITSSA6B, Big Creek, ID, July 20, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 1986, 10:30 local time
- Place: Big Creek, ID
- Airport: Big Creek
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.0192° N, 115.5195° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0192&lon=-115.5195&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3HW (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTRSA STITSSA6B
- Reported engine: CONT C8512
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 350 total, 80 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA86FA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86FA174) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860720034369A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT HIT TREES ON TAKEOFF. DENSITY ALTITUDE HIGH. SUSPECT CG AFT OF LIMIT.

## 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 SEA86FA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86FA174), Jul 20, 1986: Weiss-Haynes Stits SA6B (N3HW), Big Creek, ID, 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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