# Accident 20080714844589A: Amtr STITSSA3A, St Louis, MO, July 14, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 2008, 11:30 local time
- Place: St Louis, MO
- Airport: Creve Coeur
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7267° N, 90.5081° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7267&lon=-90.5081&mi=10
- Aircraft: N134JW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N134JW-2013-08-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stits SA3A (registry code 86502H7, https://openairdocs.org/model/stits-sa3a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR STITSSA3A
- Reported engine: CONT C85*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,350 total, 540 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW08CA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08CA185) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080714844589A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT ENTERED 7' CORN STOCKS AND IMPACTED GROUND AT HIGH ANGLE, NOSE DOWN AND IN LEFT BANK APPROXIMATELY 100 YARDS OFF CENTER AND MIDFIELD OF THE 3120' GRASS RUNWAY.  THE AIRCRAFT FOUND UPRIGHT FACING 180 DEGREES TO DIRECTION OF TRAVEL.  UPPER AREA OF VEGETATION AT INITIAL ENTRY HAS SEVERAL SEVERED LEAVES AND STOCKS, LOWER AREA OF VEGETATION, TO THE LEFT, HAS BROKEN STOCKS.  PROP BROKEN FROM ENGINE SHAFT HAS ONE BLADE BENT BACK WITH NO TWIST OR LEADING EDGE DAMAGE.  WING DAMAGE LIMITED TO LEFT TIP.  LITTLE TO NO VEGETATION SMEAR ON WING LEADING EDGES.  PILOT REMEMBERS POWER APPLICATION FOR TAKEOFF, THE LEFT WING TIP IMPACTING THE GROUND AND WALKING OUT OF THE CORNFIELD.  OTHER PORTIONS OF THE EVENTS HE DOES NOT RECALL.

## 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 DFW08CA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08CA185), Jul 14, 2008: Stits SA3A (N134JW), St Louis, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during takeoff.

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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