# NTSB DEN77FTE15: Stits SA-11A, N3274, Longmont, CO, January 13, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 13, 1977
- Place: Longmont, CO · LONGMONT, CO
- Location: 40.1682° N, 105.1005° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Longmont, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1682&lon=-105.1005&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 2, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 201377
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN77FTE15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77FTE15-201377

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2763  77/1/13  NR.LONGMONT, CO       STITS SA-11A        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 32, 85 TOTAL
        TIME - 1230                    N3274               PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 61 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          DENVER, CO                  GREELEY, CO                  FT. COLLINS, CO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3274](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3274-1977-05-02), registration cancelled 1977-05-02, S/N 36 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STITS SA-11A
- Registry model: [Peterson STITS PLAYMATE](https://openairdocs.org/model/peterson-stits-playmate) (registry code 8650608) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19770113004989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770113004989A), Jan 13, 1977: Amtr 8650608, Longmont, CO, 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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