# Accident 19860727034949A: Amtrsa STITSSA11A, Yucca Valley, CA, July 27, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 1986, 12:07 local time
- Place: Yucca Valley, CA
- Airport: Yucca Valley
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1495° N, 116.4103° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1495&lon=-116.4103&mi=10
- Aircraft: N315W (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTRSA STITSSA11A
- Reported engine: LYC O290D2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX86FA304](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86FA304) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860727034949A

## Narrative

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

OBSERVED BY WITNESSES TO BE SPINNING PRIOR TO GROUND IMPACT. POSSIBLE MEDICATION PROBLEM OR RUDDER LOCK FROM DESIGN

## 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 LAX86FA304](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86FA304), Jul 27, 1986: Playmate SA-11A (N315W), Yucca Valley, 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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