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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Stits SA6B · Los Olivos, CA · January 14, 2009

Date: January 14, 2009 · 14:25 local
Place: Los Olivos, CA
Phase of flight: Takeoff
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N3129
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR09LA082
Reported as: Stits SA6B
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,237 total37 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

N3129Registration cancelled May 9, 2013 · Stits Flut-R-Bug SA6BS/N 99583 · Built 1969 Airframe modelStits Flut-R-Bug SA6B Engine modelContinental C90 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Pilot had landed aircraft on figueroa mountain rd. after claiming to have experienced engine trouble. After conducting a successful engine run-up, he took off from the road. At about 50 ft. AGL pilot claims to have lost engine power. Pilot chose an oak tree for emergency landing.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT HAD LANDED AIRCRAFT ON FIGUEROA MOUNTAIN RD. AFTER CLAIMING TO HAVE EXPERIENCED ENGINE TROUBLE. AFTER CONDUCTING A SUCCESSFUL ENGINE RUN-UP, HE TOOK OFF FROM THE ROAD. AT ABOUT 50 FT. AGL PILOT CLAIMS TO HAVE LOST ENGINE POWER. PILOT CHOSE AN OAK TREE FOR EMERGENCY LANDING.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB WPR09LA082Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLos Olivos, CAA loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's improper decision to depart from a road with a known unresolved engine problem.Jan 14, 2009 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N3129 · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 20061202030679ATo Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct) · Cameron, TX(-23) The two place tandem tricycle gear experimental airplane crashed during a second take-off abort on rwy 16 @ T35 airport, Cameron, Texas. Both pilots reported aircraft came airborne early, even with full forward stick and only partial power. Both pilots…Dec 2, 2006 · Substantial damage