- Date
- July 23, 1977
- Place
- Beardstown, IL · BEARDSTOWN, IL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N46834Stits Plyboy
- Status
- Completed · report September 9, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770723020099A
- Case key
- 146072
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1725 77/7/23 BEARDSTOWN,IL STITS PLYBOY CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 48, 138 TIME - 1530 N46834 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 39 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GREATER BEARDSTWN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP ARENZVILLE,IL ARENZVILLE,IL BEARDSTOWN,IL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: PUMPS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PRESSURE,NONE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- LNDD IN BEAN FLD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N46834
- Reported as
- Stits Plyboy
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Greater Beardstwn
N46834Registration cancelled Mar 13, 2018 · Kinsey STITS PLAYBOYAirframe modelKinsey STITS PLAYBOYEngine modelLycoming 0-290 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.