# Accident 20090114001259A: Stits SA6B, Los Olivos, CA, January 14, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 14, 2009, 14:25 local time
- Place: Los Olivos, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7006° N, 120.1128° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7006&lon=-120.1128&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3129, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3129-2013-05-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stits Flut-R-Bug SA6B (registry code 865043T, https://openairdocs.org/model/stits-flut-r-bug-sa6b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STITS SA6B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,237 total, 37 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA082) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090114001259A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR09LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA082), Jan 14, 2009: Stits Flut-R-Bug SA6B (N3129), Los Olivos, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A 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.

## Other reports on N3129 (1)

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

- [Accident 20061202030679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061202030679A), Dec 2, 2006: Amtr SA6B (N3129), Cameron, TX, Substantial damage. (-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…

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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