# Accident 19871025060589A: Amtrsa STITSELK85, Oxnard, CA, October 25, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 25, 1987, 11:30 local time
- Place: Oxnard, CA
- Airport: Camarillo Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2296° N, 119.0695° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2296&lon=-119.0695&mi=10
- Aircraft: N72P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72P-2013-02-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stits-Elkins 85 SA6B (registry code 8650426, https://openairdocs.org/model/stits-elkins-85-sa6b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C75 series (registry code 17005, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRSA STITSELK85
- Reported engine: CONT A758
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88DUQ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88DUQ01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871025060589A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE WENT TO FULL POWER AFTER HAND PROPPING. PILOT GRABBED A WING BUT WAS KNOCKED DOWN. AIRCRAFT STRUCK A HANGER.

## 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 LAX88DUQ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88DUQ01), Oct 25, 1987: Stits Elkins 85 (N72P), Camarillo, CA, substantial damage, 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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