# NTSB CHI76FEV55: Stitts SA3A, N3645G, Jerseyville, IL, August 1, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 1, 1976
- Place: Jerseyville, IL · JERSEYVILLE, IL
- Location: 39.1172° N, 90.3267° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jerseyville, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1172&lon=-90.3267&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 7, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156120
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76FEV55
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEV55

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3980   76/8/1    JERSEYVILLE,IL      STITTS SA3A         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0814                    N3645G              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 43, 3725 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            411 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JERSEYVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JERSEYVILLE,IL              BOULDER,CO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CYLINDER ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT.7FT HIGH CORN STALKS HINDERED LANDING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3645G (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: STITTS SA3A
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Jerseyville

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19760801040959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760801040959A), Aug 1, 1976: Amtrsa STITSSJ, Jerseyville, IL, Destroyed. Experimental aircraft.7FT high corn stalks hindered landing.

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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