# Accident 19920926038799A: Amtrsa STITSSA3A, Fredricksburg, TX, September 26, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 26, 1992, 18:23 local time
- Place: Fredricksburg, TX
- Airport: Gillespie County Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2692° N, 98.8699° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2692&lon=-98.8699&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5579V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5579V-1994-04-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stits PLAYBOY (registry code 86502HB, https://openairdocs.org/model/stits-playboy) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRSA STITSSA3A
- Reported engine: LYC O290*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 3,200 total, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW92DRG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92DRG01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920926038799A

## Narrative

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

STALLED CRASHED AND BURNED WHILE PRACTICING AGRICULTURAL SPRAY TURN AROUNDS. NOSE TO HIGH. SLID BACK ON TAIL.

## 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 FTW92DRG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92DRG01), Sep 26, 1992: Stits Playboy (N5579V), Fredericksburg, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE 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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