# NTSB CHI72FEV03: Stits SA3A, N74872, Macomb, IL, July 17, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 17, 1971
- Place: Macomb, IL · MACOMB, IL
- Location: 40.4702° N, 90.6830° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Macomb, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4702&lon=-90.6830&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 13, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162107
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI72FEV03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72FEV03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2742  71/7/17    MACOMB,ILL          STITS SA3A          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 453
        TIME - 1830                    N74872              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 63 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CLUGSTON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MACOMB,ILL                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- IDLE THROTTLE DNWND-BASE,ADVNCD FINAL,ENG DIDNT RESPOND.PREV HOT ENG START INDCTD VAPOR LOCK TEND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N74872](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74872-1973-07-20), registration cancelled 1973-07-20, S/N JJ-2, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STITS SA3A
- Registry model: [Stits PLAYBOY SA-3A](https://openairdocs.org/model/stits-playboy-sa-3a) (registry code 86502HF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Clugston

## Other investigations on N74872 (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 CHI73FEV29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FEV29), Jun 10, 1973: Stits SA-3A (N74872), Macomb, IL, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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