# NTSB CHI72FEV36: Stits SA-3A, N1039Z, Pittsfield, IL, June 25, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 25, 1972
- Place: Pittsfield, IL · PITTSFIELD, IL
- Location: 39.6005° N, 90.8101° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pittsfield, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6005&lon=-90.8101&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 9, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 167204
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI72FEV36
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72FEV36

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2826  72/6/25    PITTSFIELD,ILL      LUSCOMBE 8E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 2040
        TIME - 1200                    N1776K              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 408 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  1                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SCHUSTER'S
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ST.LOUIS,MO                 PITTSFIELD,ILL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- JUST LNDD,HOLDING ABT 4FT FRM RWY EDGE.
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2826  72/6/25    PITTSFIELD,ILL      STITS SA-3A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 1205
        TIME - 1200                    N1039Z              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  2                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SCHUSTER'S
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ST.LOUIS,MO                 PITTSFIELD,ILL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- 50FT WIDE RWY,SWERVED INTO LUSCOMBE N1776K.
```

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: [N1039Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1039Z-2013-04-29), registration cancelled 2013-04-29, S/N W-1, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STITS SA-3A
- Registry model: [Wade Stits SA3A](https://openairdocs.org/model/wade-stits-sa3a) (registry code 865022C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Schuster'S

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N1776K](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1776K), registered now, S/N 4503 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE 8E
- Registry model: [Luscombe 8E](https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8e) (registry code 8190112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Schuster'S

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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