# Accident 19900602018159A: Amtrsa STITSSA3A, Bartlesville, OK, June 2, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 2, 1990, 16:30 local time
- Place: Bartlesville, OK
- Airport: Frank Phillips Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7634° N, 96.0112° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7634&lon=-96.0112&mi=10
- Aircraft: N434K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N434K-1990-12-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stits Playboy SA3A (registry code 86502VZ, https://openairdocs.org/model/stits-playboy-sa3a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRSA STITSSA3A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 345 total, 192 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW90DPJ06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90DPJ06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900602018159A

## Narrative

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

STALLED AND SPUN VERTICALLY TO GROUND AFTER ENTERING A LEFT TURNOUT AFTER TAKEOFF.

## 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 FTW90DPJ06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90DPJ06), Jun 2, 1990: Stits SA-3A Playboy (N434K), Bartlesville, OK, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: AN INADVERTENT STALL.

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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