# Accident 20140729012559A: Sutton William J STITS PLAYMATE SA11A, Bridgeport, TX, July 29, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 2014, 12:30 local time
- Place: Bridgeport, TX
- Airport: Bridgeport Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1733° N, 97.8292° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1733&lon=-97.8292&mi=10
- Aircraft: N76WS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N76WS-2018-03-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sutton William J STITS PLAYMATE SA11A (registry code 86509MA, https://openairdocs.org/model/sutton-william-j-stits-playmate-sa11a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SUTTON WILLIAM J STITS PLAYMATE SA11A
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-290 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,700 total, 75 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14LA433](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA433) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140729012559A

## Narrative

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

AFTER REFUELING, THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED WITH A GUSTY CROSS WIND, AT 10-15 FEET IT MADE AN UNCOMMANDED DESCENDING LEFT TURN. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE AIRCRAFT AND ELECTED TO REDUCE POWER AND LAND IN THE INFIELD BETWEEN THE RUNWAY AND THE TAXI WAY. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED ITS LEFT TURN AND ENDED UP COLLIDING WITH A TREE AND THE AIRPORT BOUNDRY FENCE

## 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 CEN14LA433](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA433), Jul 29, 2014: Sutton William J Stits Playmate SA11A (N76WS), Bridgeport, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of airplane control during takeoff after encountering rapidly changing wind conditions.

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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