# Accident 19940821048159A: Amtrsa STITSSA3B, Muscatine, IA, August 21, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 1994, 09:00 local time
- Place: Muscatine, IA
- Airport: Muscatine Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4106° N, 91.0706° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4106&lon=-91.0706&mi=10
- Aircraft: N79GJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79GJ-1996-08-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Jablonski Glenn D STITS SA3B (registry code 8651108, https://openairdocs.org/model/jablonski-glenn-d-stits-sa3b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRSA STITSSA3B
- Reported engine: LYC O290C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 261 total, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94LA295](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA295) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940821048159A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT. TURNED BACK TRIED LAND GRAVEL ROAD. BLOCKED. SWITCHED SOY BEAN FIELD. INTAKE PIPE WAS LOOSE

## 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 CHI94LA295](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA295), Aug 21, 1994: Schreiber-Stitts SA-3B (N79GJ), Muscatine, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A LOOSE INTAKE MANIFOLD PIPE ON THE AIRPLANE'S ENGINE WHICH RESULTED FROM IMPROPER MAINTENANCE. FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ACCIDENT WERE THE BUILDER/PILOT IMPROPERLY INSTALLING THE INTAKE MANIFOLD…

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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