# Accident 20130817016929A: Interstate S-1B1, Lititz, PA, August 17, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 2013, 13:30 local time
- Place: Lititz, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1203° N, 76.2900° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1203&lon=-76.2900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N46336, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N46336) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Interstate S-1B1 (registry code 1850302, https://openairdocs.org/model/interstate-s-1b1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 4ACG199H3 (registry code 27010, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-4acg199h3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: INTERSTATE S-1B1
- Reported engine: FRANKLIN 4ACG199H3
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,626 total, 15 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA13LA366](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA366) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130817016929A

## Narrative

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

PILOT DEPARTED ON RUNWAY 13, THE FIFTH OF A SIX AIRCRAFT GROUP TAKING OFF IN INTERVALS OF  APPROXIMATELY 75 TO 100 FOOT SPACING BETWEEN AIRCRAFT. AFTER A NORMAL LIFT OFF, AS THE AIRCRAFT CLIMBED THROUGH 20 FEET AGL, THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED TO THE RIGHT, THE PILOT CORRECTED, THEN AIRCRAFT ROLLED ABRUPTLY TO THE LEFT AND PILOT LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT AS THE AIRCRAFT FELL LEFT, STRIKING THE GROUND WITH THE LEFT MAIN GEAR FIRST, THEN THE PROP STRUCK THE RUNWAY REPEATED TIMES AFTER WHICH THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR CONTACTED THE RUNWAY SKIDDING APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON ITS BELLY WITH THE LEFT GEAR FOLDED BACK AND THE LEFT WING TIP RESTING ON RUNWAY.

## 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 ERA13LA366](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA366), Aug 17, 2013: Interstate S-1B1 (N46336), Lititz, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to control the airplane’s pitch attitude, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall during the initial takeoff climb. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to set the…

## Other reports on N46336 (1)

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

- [Incident 19980822030309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980822030309I), Aug 22, 1998: Arctic S1B1 (N46336), Frederick, MD, Substantial damage. On local passenger ride sudden engine vibration and stoppage experienced at 2000 MSL, 3 miles south of Frederick, Maryland. Successful power off forced landing…

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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