# NTSB FTW73FQG25: Stits SA6-B, N5960, Spearman, TX, December 2, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: December 2, 1972
- Place: Spearman, TX · SPEARMAN, TX
- Location: 36.1982° N, 101.1943° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Spearman, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1982&lon=-101.1943&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report March 30, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163307
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW73FQG25
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73FQG25

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3826   72/12/2   SPEARMAN,TEX        STITS SA6-B         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 492
        TIME - 1747                    N5960               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SPEARMAN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SPEARMAN,TEX                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        REMARKS- BLOOD ALCOHOL LVL 241 MG %. BUZZING CITY AREA
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5960](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5960-1975-03-18), registration cancelled 1975-03-18, S/N 001 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STITS SA6-B
- Registry model: [Stits SA-6B](https://openairdocs.org/model/stits-sa-6b) (registry code 86504ZG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Spearman

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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