# NTSB CHI70D0113: Playboy SA-3A, N4747G, Brookville, OH, July 13, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 13, 1969
- Place: Brookville, OH · BROOKVILLE, OH
- Location: 39.8394° N, 84.4162° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brookville, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8394&lon=-84.4162&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 4, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168799
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI70D0113
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70D0113

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2197  69/7/13    BROOKVILLE,OHIO     PLAYBOY SA-3A       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 203
        TIME - 1700                    N4747G              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RAZOR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- L LDG GR ATTACHMENT TRUSS FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4747G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4747G-2012-11-27), registration cancelled 2012-11-27, S/N P-360, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PLAYBOY SA-3A
- Registry model: [Stits Playboy SA3B LIGHTNING](https://openairdocs.org/model/stits-playboy-sa3b-lightning) (registry code 865020Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Razor

## Other investigations on N4747G (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 CHI05LA276](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05LA276), Sep 30, 2005: Stits Playboy SA3B Lightning (N4747G), Kimball, NE, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The inadvertent stall and low airspeed by the pilot following takeoff. Contributing factors were the low altitude at the time of occurrence, the high density altitude, and the propeller.

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.

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